Question

Choose the best historical explanation of oracle bones. Chinese peasants could forsee the future by asking a question and having the bone break pointing the direction to travel. Royal use of questioning the future on a bone that later provided evidence of writing of the Shang Dynasty. Used by the King, oracle bones were always vaguely divined to assure the future wishes of the King. Practiced by the priests, oracle bone divination alerted when a King should be overthrown.

Answer 1

Royal use of questioning the future on a bone that later provided evidence of writing of the Shang Dynasty.

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Answer 2

The correct option is:

Royal use of questioning the future on a bone that later provided evidence of writing of the Shang Dynasty.

Step-by-step explanation:

Oracle Bones, also called Dragon's Bones) were the shoulder blades of oxen or the shells of turtles which were used in the Shang Dynasty of China (c. 1600-1046 BCE) for foreseeing or foretelling of the future events.

The fortune tellers used to carve symbols on these oracle bones and put them on fire until they cracked and then predict the future by interpreting the direction in which the bones cracked.