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The Han Dynasty — Unit test

Question 25 • IL-MS World History A

Which statement best describes the written language created during the Shang dynasty?

Answer
A
It used religious symbols as letters.
B
It used letters to form a new alphabet.
C
It used numbers to represent words and phrases.
D
It used pictographs to represent words and phrases.

Explanation

Shang writing included pictographs—symbols based on pictures—that represented words or ideas. This makes “It used pictographs to represent words and phrases” the best description. It was not an alphabet made from letters.

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