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How is this is an example of cultural diffusion?

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How is this is an example of cultural diffusion?

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Civil service exams are an example of cultural diffusion because the idea of this test has spread to many societies around the world. The original idea of the civil service exams was revived by the Tang Dynasty.

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How has the invention evolved over time:  is it still used today?  How has it changed since then?  

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How has the invention evolved over time:  is it still used today?  How has it changed since then?  

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Civil service exams are still used today.  In fact, in the United States, civil service exams are used in all levels of government.  The civil service exams have changed because  back in the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was used more as  an IQ test because only people of wealth were educated and could only therefore do well on the exam. However, in today's society the civil service exam can be taken by anyone and everyone can have the potential to do well because everyone has the opportunity to an education.

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How did it impact life during the Tang/Song dynasties?

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How did it impact life during the Tang/Song dynasties?

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Civil service exams greatly impacted life during the Tang dynasty.  The exams resulted in China to becoming in a strong, intelligent government.  One could obtain a position in the government through hard work and skill, rather than only by birthright, as had been the case in the past.    Although the exams were open to all, only the wealthy could afford the years of education. required to successfully pass the exam.

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What can we learn about their society based off of this invention/ new technology?

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What can we learn about their society based off of this invention/ new technology?

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We can learn many things about their society based off of the civil service exams. One thing we can learn is that the rulers valued people in society by their intelligence rather than noble birth.

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The civil service examination system was created by the first Han Emperor, Gauzu.  He created this system as a way to find qualified people to help run the empire.  The civil servants had many jobs and helped shape the government.  In the Tang Dynasty, the examination system was expanded and revived because the Tang rulers needed to restore China's vast bureaucracy, to manage their large empire.

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The civil service examination system was created during the Han Dynasty.

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The achievement is the revitalization and expansion of the civil service examination and scholar-officials that began in the Han Dynasty.  Civil service exams are difficult tests that people had to take in order to become civil servant. The better a person did on a test, they would receive a higher role in the civil service. The few people who passed the tough exams were known as the scholar-officials.