before the invention of paper, what did the ancient chinese write on?
(5 points)

a.

bamboo, shells, bones, and wood

b.

bamboo, wood, bones, and cotton

c.

shells, bones, cotton, and bamboo

d.

wood, cotton, bones, and shells

A.  Bamboo, shells, bones, and wood

Explanation: Before its invention, bones, tortoise shells, and bamboo slips were all used as writing surfaces, but as Chinese Hemp fiber and silk were used to make paper but the quality was far from satisfactory. Books at that time were made of wood or bamboo slips so they were heavy and occupied a lot of space.

other sources of text

explanation:

this can be magazines, news reports, scholarly articles, textbooks, research papers etc.

a is the final : )