16. What idea, which was shaped during the Zhou Dynasty, would be used for thousands of years to give the ruler authority?
O A. Dynastic Rule, which set forth the rules for passing down power from ruler to heir
B. The Mandate of Heaven, which claimed that the ruler was chosen by the gods
O C. The Manifest Destiny, which claimed that the ruler could expand territory further
O D. Feudalism, which gave all the land, and thus, power to the ruler
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