Which of the following statements about the shang dynasty’s system of writing is false? a. no evidence of the writing system has survived. b. the shang often wrote on bamboo parchment. c. the writing system had over 3,000 characters. d. the writing system developed from a system of pictographs.

The answer is A.) No evidence of the writing system has survived. This is, because it is actually close to the modern writing system of the Chinese.

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the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.