Early Government
Before the Han dynasty, who usually helped emperors govern China?
What are aristocrats or nobles?
Which dynasty first created the civil service examination system?
What was the Han dynasty?
How did Tang emperors choose the most high-level officials early in the dynasty?
What was it from aristocratic families or a personal connection?
In what year did the Song Dynasty begin?
When is 960 CE?
What is Confucianism?
What is a philosophy that teaches respect for duty and moral behavior?
Why did emperors choose aristocrats for government jobs?
Who were wealthy and powerful landowners?
Name three subjects that were on the exams?
What are the Chinese classics, poetry, law, and government issues?
How did aristocrats sometimes gain government jobs during the Tang dynasty?
What was the benefit of being born into or marrying into a rich family?
How was the Song civil service system different from the Tang’s?
What is valuing talent rather than family background?
What does “civil service” mean?
What was the group of people who work for the government?
What was the main problem with letting aristocrats run the government?
What is it that the aristocracy didn’t guarantee talent or knowledge?
What are the main goals of the civil service exams?
How is it to select the most qualified candidates for government jobs?
Why did the Tang civil service exams still favor the aristocracy?
What was because education and preparation were expensive?
What was one benefit of the Song civil service exams?
What did they bring education and capable people into the government?
What word describes government jobs given based on family or social class instead of their ability?
What was the aristocracy?
How did emperors try to make the government more effective over time?
What was selecting government officials for their knowledge rather than their family background?
Why couldn’t everyone take the civil service exam, even though it was “open to all”?
What was it that only the wealthy could afford tutors, books, and the time to study?
What happened at the end of the Tang dynasty?
What were the peasant rebellions and wars between generals that caused the dynasty to fail in 907 CE?
How did the civil service system help create stability in China?
What was it that built a consistent, skilled bureaucracy that lasted for centuries?
How did the civil service exam system influence later governments in the world?
Does it inspire other countries to use ability-based hiring for officials?