SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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develop a writing system
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use advanced metal tools
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hunt with bows and arrows
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domesticate pigs and sheep
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -During this period, the Chinese writing style was logographic (Shang writing system), thus one of the ancient Chinese writing systems. Logographic involved a single word that was represented by one character.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. Ancient Chinese writing evolved from the practice of divination during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BCE). Some theories suggest that images and markings on pottery shards found at Ban Po Village are evidence of an early writing system but this claim has been challenged repeatedly.