Shang Kings have questions scratched on oracle bones so the ancestors to answer the question
The shang kings came up with the idea of oracle bones to communicate with their ancestors by asking them certain questions.
bones used during the Shang dynasty for asking questions and advice from ancestors
oracle bones are bones that ancient shang kings consulted their ancestors. and oracle is a prediction about the future.
Chinese oracle bones were used for divination. Shang kings of China used Chinese oracle bones to carve questions to ask, from deceased ancestors. They were originally sold as dragon bones for medicine purposes.
oracle bones are bones that ancient shang kings consulted their ancestors. and oracle means it is a prediction about the future.
The Shang Dynasty used oracle bones to ask the ancestors for advice, if you found one they came in questions and were buried
Oracle bones are used for divination chiefly during the late Shang Dynasty.
The Shang Dynasty used the oracle bones from 1500-950 B.C.
On Shang Dynasty oracle bones.
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The Shang Kings.
Oracle bones was used by priests to tell the future. The Shang priest would interpret crack(produced on bones by applying heat) as giving answers to questions about the future. The questions and their answers are carved onto bones. Such bones were usually the shoulder bones of sheep or cows occasionally turtle shells. The bones were also used to record names of rulers, family histories and events such as the eclipses of the sun and moon.