Shang Dynasty Religion Quiz
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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?

  • River worship
  • Ancestor worship (correct)
  • Animal sacrifice
  • Sun worship

    • 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?

    <p>Renxun</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What became the core of Confucianism and Chinese thinking, according to the text?

    <p>Ancestor worship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary purpose of the Oracle Bone script?

    <p>To conduct divination and ancestor worship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the relationship between the Shang and Xia dynasties as described in the text?

    <p>The Shang were enemies of the Xia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Huainanzi in relation to the text?

    <p>It illustrated a change in the world order or cosmogony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the contrast between the Shang and Xia dynasties as described in the text?

    <p>The Shang were associated with brightness, light, sun, life, and fire, while the Xia were associated with darkness, murkiness, water, and death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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