The Chinese Oracle Bone Script is associated with which dynasty?

The Chinese Oracle Bone Script is associated with which dynasty?

• A. Zhou Dynasty
• B. Han Dynasty
• C. Shang Dynasty
• D. Qin Dynasty

Answer: (C)

Oracle Bone Script is the earliest known form of Chinese writing, carved on bones and turtle shells for divination in the late Shang Dynasty at the royal center of Anyang. These inscriptions, dating to that period, show the characters that would evolve into later Chinese writing. Because the surviving oracle bone inscriptions come from Shang, this script is most closely tied to the Shang Dynasty. Later dynasties—Zhou, Han, and Qin—used different writing styles, but the distinctive oracle bone records originate with Shang.

Oracle Bone Script is the earliest known form of Chinese writing, carved on bones and turtle shells for divination in the late Shang Dynasty at the royal center of Anyang. These inscriptions, dating to that period, show the characters that would evolve into later Chinese writing. Because the surviving oracle bone inscriptions come from Shang, this script is most closely tied to the Shang Dynasty. Later dynasties—Zhou, Han, and Qin—used different writing styles, but the distinctive oracle bone records originate with Shang.