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Compare And Contrast Tang Vs Song Dynasty

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The Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty both had methods for choosing government officials. However, the Song Dynasty had the most foolproof way of choosing their government officials. This is because of three reasons. The first reason, is the school was funded by the state, which made it more equal and affordable between the aristocrats and the common people to get education to pass the exam. Another reason is that scribes copied the exams to be graded so the people who are grading the tests couldn't favor one person over the other. This could affect how the Tang chose leaders. The Tang favored aristocrats because they were wealthy and owned land. The third reason for the Song having a better system for choose leaders is that the song base

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