Who did The “Mandate of Heaven” claim the emperor was

The Zhou created the Mandate of Heaven: the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this Mandate to justify their overthrow of the Shang, and their subsequent rule.

The Nile River helped make the soil fertile, they adapted to the area because each yearly flood left behind soil and silt, and they organized to plant their crops after the flood receded and eventually had an abundance of food when the flood came again.

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