China

Question 1

When were oracle bones made

Answer 1

Late Shang - 1400 BC to 1100 BC

Question 2

What were oracle bones used for?

Answer 2

Records of making divination and praying to Gods. Recorded questions that were posed to the royal ancestors. Part of ancestor and deity worship during Shang

Question 3

What were they written on?

Answer 3

Ox scapulae and tortoise shells

Question 4

Accessibility?

Answer 4

Oracle bones were consulted by all classes in Shang dynasty

Question 5

Bureaucracy

Answer 5

Came to rely on written records for exchange and trade

Question 6

Cultural impacts

Answer 6

Expression of personal thoughts and feelings through poetry and prose, led to amazing literature

Question 7

Logographic script

Answer 7

Shaped the nature of the elite - difficulty of mastering the scrip made those expert in it posess a rare but essential skill.
Variety of languages were able to interpret Chinese written language which helped unify a large and diverse land, making control easier