Which of the following best describes the purpose of oracle bones in Shang China?
A. Oracle bones were a form of currency in Shang China.
B. Oracle bones were objects of art only available to the wealthy classes.
C. Oracle bones contained the records of ritual communications between Shang rulers and ancestral spirits.
D. Oracle bones provide evidence of periodic ritual human sacrifice in Shang China.
Answer: C
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