Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Bureaucracy characteristics

Examination System

Talking about bureaucracy characteristics, the paradigmatic example of an examination system is the chinese imperial system. (See here)

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Variable	Definition
Polity	The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s)	The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag	[Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
examination_system	The absence or presence of examination system for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Examination System	Description	Edit
121	(Early Roman Republic)	Full Year Range of Early Roman Republic is assumed. [-509, -264]	absent	None
122	(Akkadian Empire)	Full Year Range of Akkadian Empire is assumed. [-2270, -2083]	absent	None
123	(Yangshao)	Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed. [-5000, -3000]	unknown	None
124	(Neguanje)	Full Year Range of Neguanje is assumed. [250, 1050]	absent	None
125	(Shuar - Colonial)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed. [1534, 1830]	absent	None
126	(Shuar - Ecuadorian)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed. [1831, 1931]	absent	None
127	(Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period)	Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period is assumed. [-740, -489]	absent	None
128	(Macedonian Empire)	Full Year Range of Macedonian Empire is assumed. [-330, -312]	absent	None
129	(Egypt - Dynasty II)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty II is assumed. [-2900, -2687]	absent	None
130	(Tocharians)	Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed. [-129, 29]	unknown	None

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