What kind of evidence do we have to reconstruct the first dynasties in Chinese History – the Xia and Shang Dynasties? What can we learn from this evidence? Choose three correct answers. Answers: We have only archaeological evidence for the Xia Dynasty. We have archaeological data and written sources (oracle bones) from the Shang Dynasty. The written sources from the Shang Dynasty provided information on Shang religion and royal ancestor worship. We have only archaeological evidence from both dynasties and only a mention of their existence in a historical text from a much later period.

What kind of evidence do we have to reconstruct the first dynasties in Chinese History – the Xia and Shang Dynasties? What can we learn from this evidence? Choose three correct answers. Answers: We have only archaeological evidence for the Xia Dynasty. We have archaeological data and written sources (oracle bones) from the Shang Dynasty. The written sources from the Shang Dynasty provided information on Shang religion and royal ancestor worship. We have only archaeological evidence from both dynasties and only a mention of their existence in a historical text from a much later period.




Answers:	We have only archaeological evidence for the Xia Dynasty.
	We have archaeological data and written sources (oracle bones) from the Shang Dynasty.
	The written sources from the Shang Dynasty provided information on Shang religion and royal ancestor worship.
	We have only archaeological evidence from both dynasties and only a mention of their existence in a historical text from a much later period.