Question

During the Han Dynasty of China, Emperor Wudi decided China should be a Confucian state and not a Taoist state. This dramatically changed the way government operated. What was one result of the change to Confucianism?
A.
Taxes were reduced and government had less control.
B.
The Chinese became under the control of their foreign neighbors.
C.
A civil service system for government workers began.
D.
Government officials had to be more responsive to the people.

Answer 1

C. A civil service system for government workers began.

Explanation: Emperor Wudi endorsed Confucianism as the state ideology and established state schools and an examination/candidate system based on Confucian learning, creating a merit-based bureaucracy. This increased the role of educated officials rather than appointments based purely on birth or favoritism.