HIST 11051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Yellow Turban Rebellion, Wang Mang, Qin Dynasty
28 Apr 2019
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Early on, chinese rulers searched to find administrators loyal to the central state rather than to certain regions. 200 bce) required each province to send men of promise to be chosen for official positions. This system evolved into the world"s first professional service = bureaucracy. 124 bce, wu di established the first imperial academy where candidates were trained as scholars. By the end of han, it enrolled over 30,000 students who were subjected to a series of written examinations = civil service examinations. When the qin dynasty unified china (210 bce) most land was held by small scale peasants and farmers. Wang mang, official of the han, attempted to launch major reforms to re-create the. Golden age in which peasant farmers could once again be the backbone of chinese society. The privileged class lived a lavish lifestyle. Benefited from the wealth of their estates, expensive education and their membership in the official elite.
