Ancient China Study Guide
Chinese government: Empress Wu of the T’ang Dynasty The first emperors of China During the, in China lived in small villages and had in charge, and then. But by the time of the, about, China was united into an. Chinese government was led by an emperor or empress who ruled over many smaller kings. Under these kings were a bunch of less powerful lords, and these lords ruled individual. The lords collected from the farmers. The lords passed some taxes along to the kings, who passed some along to the emperor.
Examinations to pick good judges Under the, about, the emperors managed to get a lot more power and control of the government. Instead of letting local kings run local government, Qin sent out governors and judges that he had chosen himself. These governors were loyal to China and not to the local king.
Ancient China Study Guide
During the, the emperors started to use to choose the smartest men to be their governors and judges (they lost out on a lot of good governors by refusing to pick smart women though). A lot of boys started to go to school, so they could do well on the examinations and get into political power. Religious persecution. Looking for a Halloween costume? Go as a Chinese emperor! Or click for other amazing costume ideas. By the time of the, about, the emperors ordered systematic census-keeping so that they would know how much taxes everybody should pay, and it would be more fair.
They used those taxes to fight wars, and to dig big canals for transportation and. The emperors continued the examinations and the census, but they also worked to promote trade as the of became more important.
They fought more wars, and made China much bigger than before. Near the end of the T’ang Dynasty, the emperor Wuzong persecuted and for their religion. Mongols bring new ideas Under the the government examinations became more and more important, but with the collapse of the Song Dynasty the invaded China from the north and set up his own government. He put his own people – and and and – into power instead of Chinese people. Brought a lot of new ideas to China. He used tax policy and laws to encourage Chinese farmers to grow for clothing instead of.
When the collapsed in the because of the, the brought back the old Chinese government examinations, but many continued to work in the Ming government too. BONUS ANCIENT CHINA FACTS: Did you know?. Did you find out what you wanted to know about ancient Chinese government? Let us know in the comments!
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