Question

Bronze casting was important for making:
a) Coins
b) Weapons and ritual vessels
c) Silk garments
d) Paper


Ancestor worship in China involved:
a) Building stupas
b) Consulting oracle bones
c) Writing edicts
d) Practicing meditation

Answer 1

1) b) Weapons and ritual vessels — Bronze casting in ancient China was used mainly for weapons and elaborately cast ritual vessels (e.g., during the Shang and Zhou).

2) b) Consulting oracle bones — Ancestor worship included divination practices like using oracle bones to seek guidance from and communicate with ancestors.