What were the earliest written records from China called?

• hieroglyphics

• oracle bones

• pictographs

• cave paintings

What dynasty used oracle bones?

• Qin

• Zhou

• Han

• Shang

Bones or shells carved with written characters that the Shang kings used to tell the future were called...

• Hieroglyphics

• Oracle bones

• cave paintings

Who would interpret the oracle bones?

• Priests

• Slaves

• Scribes

• Farmers

These were used to help the Chinese record important events related to questions they had about life...

• Hieroglyphics

• cave paintings

• Oracle bones

Pictures that represent words or ideas are called...

• Pictographs

• Alphabet

• Hieroglyphs

In this belief system, the government comes before everything.

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

In this belief system, family comes first before anything else in life.

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

The government was extremely important in this belief system. A ruler had to set a good example in order for his people/subjects to be good and obey his orders.

• Legalism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

In this belief system, a son/daughter should do his/her best to protect and respect his/her family.

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism