Which of the following best describes how oracle bones were used during the shang dynasty? a. oracle bones were used as a form of currency. b. oracle bones were used to make predictions about the future. c. oracle bones were used as artworks in private homes. d. oracle bones were used to mark the graves of family members.

B. Oracle bones were used to make predictions about the future.

Explanation:

Oracular bones are turtle shells and animal bones (mostly scapulae), in which inscriptions have been found that form the oldest significant corpus of archaic Chinese writing, which contain important historical information, such as the full real genealogy of the Shang Dynasty, also known as Yin Dynasty. This confirmed the existence of this dynasty, which some scholars questioned until its appearance.

The Shang dynasty was based on a theocratic government; the king was the intermediary between the world of the living and the spirits of the ancestors. In the bones the ancestors are not mentioned in general, but the concrete names of the spirits to which the king was directed are used. In this way we can distinguish several types of spirits: on the one hand, the spirits of the previous kings of the dynasty, together with former ministers or dignitaries and the relatives of the deceased royal house; on the other hand, the different spirits of Nature, with influence or power over the world of men; finally, above all, the founding spirit of the Shang dynasty, the Emperor on High, the Lord on High, Shangdi.

part a. there were 250 teenagers surveyed (100% of tenagers = 250)therefore 1 % = 250/100 = 2.5 76% = 1% x 76 = 2.5 x 76 = 190 teenagers of the 250 surveyed liked burgerspart b: jane surveyed 25% (which is equal to 50 teenagers, i.e. a quarter of the teenagers surveyed is 50) to get 100% we simply get 4 quarters, i.e. multiply 50 by 4 = 200 teenagers were surveyed by jane. part c: it is impossible to give an example where a percentage is greater than 100%, since, by definition , percentage means "per 100".