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What was the title given to those who passed the Metropolitan Exam during the Tang dynasty?
What was the title given to those who passed the Metropolitan Exam during the Tang dynasty?
During which Chinese dynasty were scholar-officials mostly respected, powerful, and influential, leading to displacement of the aristocratic classes?
During which Chinese dynasty were scholar-officials mostly respected, powerful, and influential, leading to displacement of the aristocratic classes?
What class of scholar-officials was below the jinshi during the Tang dynasty?
What class of scholar-officials was below the jinshi during the Tang dynasty?
Who helped develop a multi-tiered testing system for scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
Who helped develop a multi-tiered testing system for scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
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Which Chinese dynasty was the first to establish a systematic method of selecting educated individuals for government roles?
Which Chinese dynasty was the first to establish a systematic method of selecting educated individuals for government roles?
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What title was awarded to successful examinees of the Provincial Exam in the Tang dynasty?
What title was awarded to successful examinees of the Provincial Exam in the Tang dynasty?
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During which period were scholar-officials in China granted privacy in their communications and protected from accountability for crimes?
During which period were scholar-officials in China granted privacy in their communications and protected from accountability for crimes?
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What was prioritized in the Tang dynasty's system of selecting scholar-officials?
What was prioritized in the Tang dynasty's system of selecting scholar-officials?
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Why was the Tang dynasty's Civil Service Examination reformed into a multi-tiered system?
Why was the Tang dynasty's Civil Service Examination reformed into a multi-tiered system?
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What impact did Confucian philosophy have on the perception of money and wealth?
What impact did Confucian philosophy have on the perception of money and wealth?
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What title was awarded to those who achieved the highest rank in the Civil Service Examination during the Tang dynasty?
What title was awarded to those who achieved the highest rank in the Civil Service Examination during the Tang dynasty?
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During the Tang dynasty, what percentage of test-takers were able to attain the coveted status of jinshi?
During the Tang dynasty, what percentage of test-takers were able to attain the coveted status of jinshi?
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What distinguished the selection process of scholar-officials in the Sung Dynasty compared to the Tang Dynasty?
What distinguished the selection process of scholar-officials in the Sung Dynasty compared to the Tang Dynasty?
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Which individual had a significant influence on creating a well-educated class of scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
Which individual had a significant influence on creating a well-educated class of scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
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What was the role of shengyuan in the hierarchy of scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
What was the role of shengyuan in the hierarchy of scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
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What characterized the standards for selecting jinshi during the Tang dynasty?
What characterized the standards for selecting jinshi during the Tang dynasty?
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