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•rebuild and expand the imperial bureaucracy
•used scholar-gentry (Confucian) to offset the aristocracy
•upgraded Confucian education including the examination system
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• 53 years of CHAOS!• Emperor Taizu• Confucius ideas were
revived, along with Tao and Buddhism, BIRTH OF NEO-CONFUCIANISM
• Lack of political strength led to deduction of occupied land
• Civil service exam• Political leader rotation
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• Wendi
• spread empire across north China, reuniting the traditional core areas of Chinese civilization.
• made economic prosperity by lowering tax and reserving food supplies in granaries
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• Heavy decline of economy from…– Protection to kingdom
named Xi Xia– Supporting over 1 million
militants– Tributes to Liao for safety
• Wang’s new ideology slightly increased the economy
• The fall of Wang dropped the economy back down…
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• those who passed the hardest test got the name of jinshi - names announced, families secured, and special social statue gained
• although, some bureaucrats ensured their sons and cousins got into a good position even if they were unintelligent.
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• The Confucius scholars were often wealthy
• High dissatisfaction from the peasants due to the economic crisis.
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• Yangdi: • forced massive constructions (Grand
Canal), and failed to bring Korea into Chinese rule, which angered the people.
• was assassinated, seemed to have another period of war and chaos
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• Constant push from the north
• The economy fell• Lack of military power
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