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What was the highest deity in the Shang religion?
What was the highest deity in the Shang religion?
- The Sun
- The Yellow River
- Shangdi (correct)
- The Earth
What practice was an integral part of Shang religion?
What practice was an integral part of Shang religion?
- River worship
- Ancestor worship (correct)
- Animal sacrifice
- Sun worship
How did the Shang practice divination?
How did the Shang practice divination?
- By exposing bones or turtle plastrons to fire and reading the cracks (correct)
- By reading omens in animal entrails
- By consulting astrologers
- By interpreting dreams
What was the practice of human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty called?
What was the practice of human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty called?
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What became the core of Confucianism and Chinese thinking, according to the text?
What became the core of Confucianism and Chinese thinking, according to the text?
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What was the primary purpose of the Oracle Bone script?
What was the primary purpose of the Oracle Bone script?
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What was the relationship between the Shang and Xia dynasties as described in the text?
What was the relationship between the Shang and Xia dynasties as described in the text?
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What was the significance of the Huainanzi in relation to the text?
What was the significance of the Huainanzi in relation to the text?
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What was the contrast between the Shang and Xia dynasties as described in the text?
What was the contrast between the Shang and Xia dynasties as described in the text?
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