Which of the following explains how the Mandate of Heaven was used? (1 point)
A. to limit the power of the ruler
B. to justify the power of the ruler
C. to keep the ruling powers within one family
D. to expand the powers of the nobility
The mandate suggested that the emporer's rule was justified by the fact that it was the decision of a "god" who ruled. Thus, the emporer was protected under the idea that his rule was fate, in a sense.
