a. The book of law of the Chinese people.
b. The bones of China's first emperor.
c. The name for China's Taoist holy book.
d. The earliest record of Chinese writing.
2007-02-10 23:38:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
d. Normally contains Oracle Bone Script, which is the oldest known form of Chinese written language
2007-02-10 23:44:58 · answer #1 · answered by Serendipity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D:
"Oracle bones are pieces of bone or turtle shell used in royal divination in the mid Shang to early Zhou dynasties in ancient China, and often bearing written inscriptions in what is called oracle bone script... The writing on them is also the earliest significant corpus of Chinese writing, and is essential for the study of Chinese etymology, as it is directly ancestral to the modern script."
2007-02-11 04:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by xo_That's A Promise_ox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe B. Are they what Oracles use for consulting with deities?
2007-02-10 23:50:10 · answer #3 · answered by stressed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is d. Here is an article about it:
http://csymbol.com/calligraphy/oracle_inscription.html
2007-02-14 14:50:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/ear_prt.htm i think you mean AURICLE bones check out thi site
2007-02-10 23:44:41 · answer #5 · answered by craig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B
2007-02-10 23:41:55 · answer #6 · answered by Shelty K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋