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archaeologists have discovered pieces of animal bones and turtle shells from the chinese shang dynasty. these are called "oracle bones" because they have writing on them that the shang used to make oracles (religious predictions). what is one reason these artifacts are important to us today?
they give the earliest examples of chinese agriculture.
they show that the early chinese government was a theocracy.
they give the earliest examples of chinese writing.
they show that the early chinese worshipped turtles.