16 Questions
What was the title given to those who passed the Metropolitan Exam during the Tang dynasty?
jinshi
During which Chinese dynasty were scholar-officials mostly respected, powerful, and influential, leading to displacement of the aristocratic classes?
Sung (Song) Dynasty
What class of scholar-officials was below the jinshi during the Tang dynasty?
shengyuan
Who helped develop a multi-tiered testing system for scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
Empress Wu Zetian
Which Chinese dynasty was the first to establish a systematic method of selecting educated individuals for government roles?
Tang Dynasty
What title was awarded to successful examinees of the Provincial Exam in the Tang dynasty?
juren
During which period were scholar-officials in China granted privacy in their communications and protected from accountability for crimes?
Sung (Song) Dynasty
What was prioritized in the Tang dynasty's system of selecting scholar-officials?
Merit over wealth or influence
Why was the Tang dynasty's Civil Service Examination reformed into a multi-tiered system?
To provide opportunities for advancement within the scholar-official class based on merit.
What impact did Confucian philosophy have on the perception of money and wealth?
It considered money and wealth to be corrupting influences.
What title was awarded to those who achieved the highest rank in the Civil Service Examination during the Tang dynasty?
Jinshi
During the Tang dynasty, what percentage of test-takers were able to attain the coveted status of jinshi?
Less than one percent
What distinguished the selection process of scholar-officials in the Sung Dynasty compared to the Tang Dynasty?
Scholar-officials faced lower levels of scrutiny and accountability.
Which individual had a significant influence on creating a well-educated class of scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
Empress Wu Zetian
What was the role of shengyuan in the hierarchy of scholar-officials during the Tang dynasty?
They had to achieve this rank before advancing further.
What characterized the standards for selecting jinshi during the Tang dynasty?
Only individuals who scored highest on exams were awarded the title.
Learn about the class system in Ancient China, including the roles and significance of scholar-officials. Discover how they served as scholars, government officials, and politicians in Chinese society.
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