According to the Mandate of Heaven A. citizens must pay high taxes to ensure that the current ruler keeps the approval of the gods. B. natural disasters are a sign that the ruling power has lost the favor of the gods. C. dynasties could rule for no longer than 300 years.
D. women were not permitted to rule China.

According to the Mandate of Heaven, "the gods wanted China to control all of Asia" although this mandate mostly applied to the idea that kings were divinely appointed.

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b toward the volcano.landward. the landward side of something is the side nearest to the land or facing the land, rather than the sea.

adopted the practice of proskynesis, a persian court custom that involved bowing down and kissing the hand of others, depending on their rank.