Chapter Five Continuation: China and the Search for Order

In this section I read about China. Something that this section told us was that China had a tradition of state building that historians have traced back to around 2000B.C.E. or before. Another thing that this section told us was that Confucianism became the central element of the educational system. This prepared student for the series of examination required to gain official positions. Also it told us that in those examinations the candidates were required to apply the principles of Confucianism to specific situations that they might encounter once in office. This got my attention because it made me see that education was important back then as well.