N What was a characteristic of the rulers of the Zhou dynasty?
They created a strong central government.
They used harsh treatment to control the people.
They believed that the god Tian had given them a mandate to rule.
They gained people's loyalty by using new methods of irrigation.

B

Explanation:

They said that Tian or "heaven" did not require the ruler of the land to be of noble decent and had no term limit. They were just expected to be good and just and would lose his position by way of natural disaster if they lost sight of that.

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explanation:

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