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Oracle bones were important in China because that was there first paper to write on

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In ancient China ' the job of an oracle was to?

oracle bones were to see the future in ancient china


Who were the interpretation of oracle bones entrusted to in ancient china?

Shang Diviness


How did the kings in ancient china receive messages to guide actions?

Through cracks in oracle bones.


Where were oracle bones used to predict the future?

Oracle bones were used in China.


What is a very important contributions of ancient china?

oracle bone inscriptions


How did the people of china discover oracle bones?

I dont think anyone really knows....we dont know much about ancient china. im writing a legend about oracle bones right now and its really hard cause i have no idea how to write how they figured out how to use oracle bones...i guess i have to make something up but not shure...


When and where are oracle bones found?

The first modern record of discovery of oracle bones was in China in 1899.


Oracle bones are bits of animal bone or turtle shell that tell historians a great deal about Ancient China. What best describes the significance of oracle bones?

Oracle bones are ancient Chinese artifacts that provide valuable insights into the social, political, religious, and cultural aspects of the Shang dynasty. They were used for divination purposes, reflecting the belief in communicating with the spirits and ancestors. The inscriptions on oracle bones include records of events, rituals, and daily life, making them a crucial source for understanding early Chinese civilization.


What we're used in ancient China to predict the future?

Ancient peoples of every culture were pretty superstitious. The most common method of divination in China may have been the I Ching.


Did the Sumerians believe that priests represented the gods?

no, but they believed hat they were closer to the gods so some of the time they would make priests write letters to the gods. Like in Ancient China, writings were important because the priests wrote letters to the gods, getting this idea from the Sumerians. Also, priests in Ancient China also used oracle bone. Some people say that oracle bones were from Ancient Sumer and they traded them with china.


What was an oracle bone?

An oracle bone was a piece of bone or shell used in ancient China for divination. Diviners would carve questions about the future onto the surface of the bone, apply heat to create cracks, and then interpret the cracks as answers from the spirit world. This practice was common during the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BCE) in China.


What were oracle bones used for?

Oracle bones were used in ancient China for divination purposes. Inscriptions were carved onto the bones, and then a heated rod was applied, causing the bone to crack. The cracks were used to make predictions about the future, such as harvests, weather, or political events.