Mandate Of Heaven Vs Western Dynasty

It was interesting to know about how Chinese dynasties began. Also, it was interesting to compare what makes a dynasty legitimate in western empire and Chinese empire. In China, a dynasty is legitimate by the “mandate of heaven” compared to in Europe’s “divine right.” I personally felt that Europe’s “divine right” is very unfair and it does not give normal people to protect themselves from unruly emperors. However, in China’s “mandate of heaven” there is a possibility of losing it if the dynasty does not please people. Also the “mandate of heaven” is like the contract between dynasty and people. To become a dynasty or the rightful ruler of the people, they have to show that they are right to be on the throne such as controlling the Yellow River or winning the war. Because of this, China was able to have many dynasties and history of five hundred years.
After people are settled near a vital source, they quickly built their settlement and began to develop in agriculture and animal domestication. After, the permanent settlements became stable, then the pottery appeared along the rivers. The Yang Shao culture and Long Shan culture have different types of potteries. The Yang Shao culture created thick potteries and painted their potteries in many patterns and drawings such as Chinese Dragons. The Long Shao culture created their potteries different from Yang Shao culture. Their potteries were black and thin compared to Yang Shao culture. Also it was the Long Shao culture where people began to put potteries and various valuable goods with deceased which are now a very important primary sources of learning