HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Their abilities to do the job
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How much money they had
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Their social class
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Who their family was
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Han established a large government bureaucracy operated by Confucian scholars. They gained their positions by taking difficult civil service examinations based on the Five Classics, the Analects, the Book of Mencius, and other works.
Detailed explanation-2: -The civil service was an effort to establish a meritocracy. This means that people were promoted due to their “merit” or how well they scored on the exams and not based on their family or wealth. However, most of the officials came from wealthy and powerful families.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Han dynasty, a system named Cha-Ju was established to select officials. In this system, local governments like prefectures and countires were responsible to nominate new officials based on candidates’ filial morality, honesty and talent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Basis of Government: There can be no government without administrative machinery. Implementing Laws & Policies: Civil services are responsible for implementing laws and executing policies framed by the government. Policy Formulation: The civil service is chiefly responsible for policy formulation as well.