Why might the ancient chinese believe a ruling family was favored by the gods? (4 points) the family stayed in power for a long time. the family sacrificed daily at the ancestral altar. the family had no daughters, only sons. the family gave money and food to the poor

The family stayed in power for a long timebut hopefully that would also help you decide→Heaven also decided who would be the Emperor or Empress of China. The emperor or empress could only rule as long as he or she had the Mandate of Heaven (as long as Heaven wanted him or her to rule). You knew when the emperor or empress had lost the Mandate of Heaven because he or she would then be overthrown by somebody else who would become the new emperor or empress.

If i remember correctly it was caused by people hurling bodies at a country for some reason and them they all became infected