Fast you! 1. which dynasty used the mandate of heaven to justify its replacement of the previous dynasty? a. gupta b. maurya c. shang d. zhou 2. how did the huang river's nickname, river of sorrows, reflect its impact on early chinese civilizations? a. many boats, cargos, and crews were lost trying to naviage its treacherous waters. b. when it broke through dikes, it ruined crops, which then caused terrible famines. c. by accident tradition, funeral processions for nobles traveled along the river to cemeteries. d. the path of its riverbed could shift unexpectedly, carrying away entire villages or towns. 3. in what key way did confucianism shape the han dynasty? a. missinoary efforts to spread belief system to other lands b. persecution of alternative worldviews c. rejection of trade and poilitcal isloation d. use of a civil service system based on merit