GK
WORLD HISTORY
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The Chinese had developed a simple script with a form that was mainly pictographic and ideographic by the time of the ____
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Xia dynasty
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Shang dynasty
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Zhou dynasty
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Qin dynasty
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chinese characters, also known as Hanzi () are one of the earliest forms of written language in the world, dating back approximately five thousand years. Nearly one-fourth of the world’s population still use Chinese characters today. As an art form, Chinese calligraphy remains an integral aspect of Chinese culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -In older literature, Chinese characters in general may be referred to as ideograms, due to the misconception that characters represented ideas directly, whereas some people assert that they do so only through association with the spoken word.
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