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

# Polity Year(s) Examination System Description   Edit
171
(Late Mongols)
Full Year Range of Late Mongols is assumed.
[1368, 1690]
absent
None
172
(Western Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Western Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[582, 630]
unknown
None
173
(Cahokia - Middle Woodland)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Middle Woodland is assumed.
[-150, 300]
absent
None
174
(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban IIIB and IV is assumed.
[500, 900]
unknown
None
175
(Archaic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Archaic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-6000, -2001]
unknown
None
176
(Epiclassic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Epiclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[650, 899]
absent
None
177
(Late Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Late Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-400, -101]
unknown
None
178
(Initial Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Initial Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-2000, -1201]
unknown
None
179
(Andronovo)
Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed.
[-1800, -1200]
unknown
None
180
(Kachi Plain - Urban Period I)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period I is assumed.
[-2500, -2100]
unknown
None
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