SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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How was the writing system of the Shang similar to that of Sumer?
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Both used letters to represent sounds
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Both began writing as a way to predict the future
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Both used pictographs
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Both began writing as a way to keep track of trade
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Early Writing Technologies The earliest writings in China were found on ox scapulae, tortoiseshells, and bronzes during the Shang dynasty. Dated from around 1400-1200 B.C.E, the inscriptions on bones and shells-called “oracle bones"-recorded divination used by the Shang royal house.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chinese writing, basically logographic writing system, one of the world’s great writing systems. Like Semitic writing in the West, Chinese script was fundamental to the writing systems in the East.
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