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Oracle Bones and the Origins of Chinese Writing
Analyze how Shang diviners used ox scapulae and turtle plastrons to communicate with royal ancestors, creating early written records.
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Ancient China: Shang and Zhou Dynasties and Early Culture
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Analyze early Chinese dynastic continuity, oracle bone writing, the Mandate of Heaven, bronze metallurgy, and agricultural innovations.
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7.T2b.2.aMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradethe continuity of rule and encouragement of learning in the Shang and Zhou dynasties (c. 1600–256 BCE)
7.T2b.2.dMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradethe Chinese ideographic writing system (characters, which are symbols for concepts/ideas) and how it differs from an alphabetic writing system