Question

Oracle bones are bits of animal bone or turtle shell that tell historians a great deal about Ancient China. Which of the following best describes the significance of oracle bones?
A. They were used as a protection against evil spirits in folk traditions.
B. They represented the earliest known writing from Ancient China.
C. They depicted the ancient Chinese tendency to worship animals.
D. They told the story of the development of agriculture in China.

Answer 1

From what I know from the Shang Dynasty I would have to say B.

most of the oracle bones were carved with writings and then heated to the point they would crack. Then someone would interpret what the cracks meant.

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