<Ol> <Li> A new ruler unites China , founds a new dynasty , and gains the Mandate of Heaven . </Li> <Li> China , under the new dynasty , achieves prosperity . </Li> <Li> The population increases . </Li> <Li> Corruption becomes rampant in the imperial court , and the empire begins to enter decline and instability . </Li> <Li> A natural disaster wipes out farm land . The disaster normally would not have been a problem ; however , together with the Corruption and overpopulation , it causes famine . </Li> <Li> The famine causes the population to rebel and a civil war ensues . </Li> <Li> The ruler loses the Mandate of Heaven . </Li> <Li> The population decreases because of the violence . </Li> <Li> China goes through a warring states period . </Li> <Li> One state emerges victorious . </Li> <Li> The state starts a new empire . </Li> <Li> The empire gains the Mandate of Heaven . </Li> </Ol>
in the dynastic cycle what is the right to rule called
the Mandate of Heaven