The Custom of Using Oracle Bones to Predict the Future

question 12

Multiple Choice

The custom of using oracle bones to predict the future was routinely practiced in ancient China. Which of the following statements regarding this practice is NOT True?

• A) The Chinese wrote on animal bones or tortoise shells, and then heated them until cracks appeared.
• B) The oracles evaluated and interpreted the cracks on the shells and bones.
• C) The Chinese believed that the bones could be used to forecast the weather.
• D) Historians learned about the use of oracle bones through written records, but none of these bones have been discovered to date.

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Definitions:

Determining Factor

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Preconscious Mind

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