WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bamboo or wooden strips were the standard writing material during the Han dynasty and excavated examples have been found in abundance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between 618 CE and 907 CE, craftsmen began creating lighter kites first with silk and bamboo and then paper and bamboo.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The earliest surviving examples of wood or bamboo slips date from the 5th century BC during the States period of China.

Detailed explanation-5: -Under the Zhou, the Chinese made the first books. They bound thin strips of wood or bamboo together and then carefully drew characters on the flat surface with a brush and ink.