Rulers of the zhou dynasty established the mandate of heaven to a. prove the legitimacy of dynastic rule b. emphasize the need for two emperors at a time c. justify their opposition to democracy d. denounce the superiority of god over man

A.prove the legitimacy of dynastic rule is your answer

Mandate of Heaven was the saying that there should only be one ruler, which the gods approve of. This would rule out B) and D). Because the ruler is approved by the gods, it means that all should obey the appointed king.

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answer: secession

secession, as it applies to the outbreak of the american civil war, comprises the series of events that began on december 20, 1860, and extended through june 8 of the next year when eleven states in the lower and upper south severed their ties with the union. the first seven seceding states of the lower south set up a provisional government at montgomery, alabama. after hostilities began at fort sumter in charleston harbor on april 12, 1861, the border states of virginia, arkansas, tennessee, and north carolina joined the new government, which then moved its capital to richmond, virginia. the union was thus divided approximately on geographic lines. twenty-one northern and border states retained the style and title of the united states, while the eleven slave states adopted the nomenclature of the confederate states of america.

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