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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did Ming rulers restore an earlier style of Chinese government?
A
They reorganized the imperial ranking system and added important government offices.
B
They repaired the canal system, and new technologies increased manufacturing output.
C
They restored the civil service system and renewed the emphasis on Confucian scholarship.
D
They founded a new dynasty, moved the capital to Nanjing, and encouraged Buddhism.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ming emperors relied on three main tactics in order to purge China of the foreign influences that had been introduced during the Yuan Dynasty: they re-instituted civil service exams, they tightly regulated trade with the outside world, and they became patrons of the arts they saw as the most Chinese.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ming emperors tried to restore Chinese culture by placing the civil service system in action one again along with Confucian learning.. How did the Tang dynasty reunify China? The Tang reunified China by defeating Tibet, Vietnam, and Korea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ming Dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644 A.D., during which China’s population would double. Known for its trade expansion to the outside world that established cultural ties with the West, the Ming Dynasty is also remembered for its drama, literature and world-renowned porcelain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The examination system helped to shape China’s intellectual, cultural, and political life. The increased reliance on the exam system was in part responsible for the Tang dynasty shifting from a military aristocracy to a gentry class of scholar-bureaucrats.

Detailed explanation-5: -The civil service exam system in imperial China was a system of testing designed to select the most studious and learned candidates for appointment as bureaucrats in the Chinese government. This system governed who would join the bureaucracy between 650 CE and 1905, making it the world’s longest-lasting meritocracy.

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