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Why did the Ming Dynasty say 'death is death'? (15)
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1、 Starting from the Southern Song Dynasty, through the development of the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty, Shanghai became the largest cotton textile industry base in China, and became the wealthiest region in China with cotton textile products.
2、 In the year when Wang Yangming passed the imperial examination, Columbus discovered the New World; In the year when Tang Yin passed the imperial examination, Portuguese navigator da Gama arrived in India.
3、 In the year when they both participated in the imperial examination (Tang Yin's first examination and Wang Yangming's third examination), Da Gama returned to Portugal, and the world had entered the era of great navigation and globalization.
4、 In Chinese history, the refinement and proceduralization of the imperial examination system emerged during the Ming and Qing dynasties, which was not only a norm but also a form of closure.
5、 The inclusion of the Eight legged Essay in the imperial examination is due to its convenient grading process, which allows for standardized answers and allows examiners to systematically grade the papers. But for candidates, the Eight legged Essay is a kind of confinement.