Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The Tang Dynasty


  • Emperor
  • Aristocracy
    • Most bureaucrats were hired because a relative had a high position
    • They had a personal recommendation from a friend with a high position
    • They married into an imperial family
  • Civil Service Exam
    • During the second half of the dynasty they tried to improve the bureaucracy by incorporating a civil service exam to fill government positions
    • However, the exam favored members of the aristocracy because only wealthy people could afford to go to university and prepare for exams
  • Peasant rebellians brought down the Tang Dynasty 

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