HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Sumerian
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Indus
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Shang
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Since Shang bronze inscriptions were very short and did not say much, most of what is known about the Shang Dynasty is from the oracle bones. Toward the end of the Shang, writing was also inscribed on bronze objects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chinese characters, also known as Hanzi () are one of the earliest forms of written language in the world, dating back approximately five thousand years.
Detailed explanation-3: -The oldest surviving written language records from Ancient China that use full sentences are inscriptions made on animal bones, mostly the flat shoulder blade bones (scapula) of oxen and turtle shells. By 1400 BC the script included 2, 500 to 3, 000 characters, most can still be read to this day.
Detailed explanation-4: -By 1400 bc the script included some 2, 500 to 3, 000 characters, most of which can be read to this day. Later stages in the development of Chinese writing include the guwen (“ancient figures”) found in inscriptions from the late Shang dynasty (c.