Answer:
My guy we need to know the passage you read we dont know who mrs. flowers is LOL
Explanation:
China.
The Silk Road is a trading route from the Middle East to China, and the ancient civilizaitons practiced ancestor worship. The Mandate of Heaven dictates that good weather and general prosperity are because of divine approval of the leader of China. If there is famine, invasion, or other natural disasters, it was interpreted as needing a new ruler, aka losing the mandate of heaven.
I believe the answer is to inform.
It is a literary list to see what is aright and wrong