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Unit 2 - The First Global Age - Ming Dynasty - Part 1 Essential Question: What were the historical circumstances for the founding of the Ming Dynasty? Objective: Describe the historical circumstance ... s that led to the founding of the Ming Dynasty.Part 1 - What is the Dynastic Cycle and the Mandate of Heaven? ➡ Directions: Examine the image and read the text below, then answer the questions about the dynastic cycle and Mandate of Heaven. 2 The dynastic cycle is a political theory in Chinese history. Dynasties are ruling families who usually identify their time in power with their family name. For example, the Qin Dynasty (ruled 221-207 BCE) and Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). The dynastic cycle theory is similar to the ideas of empires, that dynasties gain and lose power over time. All dynasties that rise, will eventually fall. When dynasties gain power, their success is seen as evidence that they have the Mandate of Heaven. A mandate is the authority to do something. The Mandate of Heaven was the authority to rule China, given by the gods, or heaven. Dynasties claimed that they had the mandate of heaven to support their claim to rule. They did this usually by winning wars against other groups competing for power, [Show More]

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