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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
Oracle Bone with Translation
Location: http://faculty.vassar.edu/brvannor/translation.html
Description: Shang Dynasty oracle bone image and translation.