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What was the highest deity in the Shang religion?
Shangdi
What practice was an integral part of Shang religion?
Ancestor worship
How did the Shang practice divination?
By exposing bones or turtle plastrons to fire and reading the cracks
What was the practice of human sacrifice in the Shang Dynasty called?
Renxun
What became the core of Confucianism and Chinese thinking, according to the text?
Ancestor worship
What was the primary purpose of the Oracle Bone script?
To conduct divination and ancestor worship
What was the relationship between the Shang and Xia dynasties as described in the text?
The Shang were enemies of the Xia
What was the significance of the Huainanzi in relation to the text?
It illustrated a change in the world order or cosmogony
What was the contrast between the Shang and Xia dynasties as described in the text?
The Shang were associated with brightness, light, sun, life, and fire, while the Xia were associated with darkness, murkiness, water, and death.
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