RELIGIONS
CONFUCIANISM
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Question
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The woman is taking a civil service exam in China. How does that relate to Confucianism?
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If she passes her family is honored as a “Confucius” household.
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Confucius loved tests. She is honoring him.
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Confucius was a horrible test-taker. He failed them all.
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Knowledge of the Confucian classics has traditionally been the basis of the state civil service exam in China.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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.
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