Which of the following is true about the system of writing during the Shang dynasty

A. The drawings/objects used to write, were simplified into characters, and this system of writing is still used in China and Japan today.
B. The drawing/objects were never simplified in this form of writing, died out with the end of the dynasty.
C. The drawing/objects were so complicated. I took too much time to learn what they meant so no one use the system of writing.

A. The drawings/objects used to write were simplified into characters, and this system of writing is still used in China and Japan today.