Answer:
b
Explanation:
in China around 1700-1500 BCE, as bronze became a widespread substitute for jade, horn, ivory, and stone, in the crafting of high-status objects like ceremonial, ritualistic and feasting vessels. Shang rulers and nobles, for instance, required a vast quantity of vessels for various ceremonies associated with religious divination and other sacred rituals, including the worship of ancestors, whose names are often inscribed on the bronzes.
