Unit 5 Lesson 19.2 Aristocracy: Tang Dynasty

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What was the role of the bureaucracy in Tang dynasty China?

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Collecting taxes

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What did Tang emperors use to fill some government positions?

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Civil service exams

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What was the purpose of the civil service examinations?

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To qualify for office

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What was the main focus of the civil service examinations? Options: Foreign languages, Art and music, Mathematics and science, Chinese classics, poetry, and legal and administrative issues

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Chinese classics, poetry, and legal and administrative issues

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Who were chosen to help govern before the Han dynasty? Options: Artisans, Merchants, Farmers, Members of the aristocracy

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Members of the aristocracy

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What was the class of scholar-officials that ran the government called?

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Scholar-officials

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Who were hired for high-level jobs in the early part of the Tang dynasty? Options: Farmers, Aristocrats, Merchants, Artisans

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Aristocrats

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What groups were excluded from taking the civil service exams? Options: Merchants, actors, and beggars, Aristocrats, farmers, and artisans, Women, children, and the elderly, Scholars, officials, and nobles

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Merchants, actors, and beggars

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Who could afford tutors, books, and time to study properly for the civil service exams?

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The wealthy

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What happened to China after the Tang dynasty ended?

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It split apart.