Oracle bones were primarily used to predict the future. They were inscribed with questions directed to the ancestors or deities, and then heated until they cracked. The patterns of the cracks were interpreted by diviners to provide answers or guidance on various matters.
How were oracle bones used?
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• to predict the future
to teach students how to write
O to record laws and official
decrees
O to pass down dynastic history
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