The activities of the Shang rulers were determined by divination (using various supernatural methods to obtain information about worldly things or superstitious activities to predict bad luck and good

The activities of the Shang rulers were determined by divination (using various supernatural methods to obtain information about worldly things or superstitious activities to predict bad luck and good luck). C

Analysis of test questions: This question mainly examines the characteristics of the early political system in ancient China. In order to consolidate their dominant position, Xia and Shang rulers described their actions as providence, and all state affairs were decided by divination. In this way, kingship has a mysterious color, which embodies the combination of kingship and theocracy. Analysis option, A has nothing to do, and the vassal system was implemented at that time; B doesn't matter either. China is a country where slave owners are autocratic; C meets the meaning of the question; D is the characteristic of patriarchal clan system. So you should choose C.