Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

After reading the Contexts & Connections essay in this chapter, research the topic further by taking a look at the following links. Suggested essay questions follow to help you digest this material.

W. A. P. Martin: The Worship of Ancestors, 1900

Location: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1900ancestors.html

Description: Modern account of Chinese ancestor worship

1			How did W.A.P. Martin describe Chinese veneration for the dead in The Worship of Ancestors? Can any comparisons be drawn between his account and the materials excavated from the Tomb of Fu Hao?

Oracle Bone with Translation

Location: http://faculty.vassar.edu/brvannor/translation.html

Description: Shang Dynasty oracle bone image and translation.

2			How did Shang Dynasty rulers use the Oracle Bones? Were their predictions accurate?