Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Religion/Culture
Religion and Culture were a huge part in the Zhou Dynasty. The Zoe Dynasty used the Mandate of Heaven. This was a system that gave the king power to rule as long as he satisfied the gods and his people, if he did not, the people had the right to overthrow him and establish a new leader that was worthy enough to take that position. The Zhou strongly believed in this, and put a lot of trust in their leader and expectations. They believed that the king was chosen by godly order and that his main job as a king was to keep the gods happy. Signs that the gods weren't happy were droughts, bad storms, natural disasters were signs from the gods that the ruler was failing his duties as a king their for people usually overthrew the king. According to Chinaknowledge.com, "The religion of the Zhou was quiet different from the Shang religion. While the Shang kings saw the universe filled with real ghosts and spirits of good and evil, the Zhou religion was much more abstract transcendental." The Zhou's way was ran by daoisim, the way if everyone does the right thing and follows their heart their doesnt have to be harsh consequences. Daoism was also know also known as the "way". Follow your heart and do whats right and nothing can be wrong.
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