CHICAGOMETROHISTORYFAIR

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Studentname(s):JessicaTello

Title:HowdidConfuciusleadershipchangethechineseCivilService.?

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1.THESISSTATEMENT

Presenttheprojectsargumentorinterpretationintwosentences.Ifyouareusing
theNHDtheme,youmightwanttomakeitevidentinyourthesisstatement.
ThephilosopherConfuciusmadeahugeimpactonChina,withhisuniqueteachings,heinfluenced
manysubjectsincludinggovernmentissues.Ifitwasn'tforConfucius,peopleoflowerclasswouldn't
beabletoproofthattheyarecapableofbeingsuccessfulintheChineseCivilService,Confucius'
teachingshavebecomesoadmirablethattheybecameagreatpartofthetest,Chinesecivilservice
examination,peoplehavetotaketojointheCivilserviceorthegovernmentinChina.

2.SUMMARYOFPROJECT

Brieflyexplainyourprojectanditsconclusion.Include:Howandwhydidchange
happenandwhatwastheimpact?Whyisithistoricallysignificant?Whathistorical
meaningorimportancecanwelearnfromyourfindings?
MyprojectisonhowConfuciuschangedtheChinesecivilservice.Itmadeabigimpactbecauseinold
timesthecivilservicedidntallowjustanyoneinchinatotaketheexam.Confuciuschangedthis,he
madetheexaminationbetter,heletanyonetaketheexam.Tohim,youneededtoprovehowgood
youwere.Withoutthis,theChinesecivilserviceexaminationprobablywouldntlastedthislong.We
canlearnthatfromthisthatwithgreateffort,onecanreachwhatonewantsbecauseitdoesntmatter
whereonecamefrombutonedoestoprovetheyareworthyofit.

3.RequiredforprojectsusingtheNationalHistoryDaythemeonly.
ExplainhowthisprojectintegratestheNHDthemeLeadership&Legacyin
[Chicago/Illinois]Historyintoitsargument.
ThisprojectintegratestheLeadershipandlegacythemebecauseinhere,onereadsabouthowhis
leadershipgavehimalegacy.Hislegacymademanydifferentchangesinthechineseworld.Here
wetalkabouthowhislegacyhelpedtochangetheChinesecivilservice.

4.PROCESS

Whathistoricalquestiondidyoustartoffwithandhowdiditchangeonceyoubegan
doingyourresearch?
IiiiiIstartedwiththequestionHowdidConfuciuschangethecivilserviceways?butlaterchangedit
becauseitwastoobroad.Ichangeditbeforestartingresearchthough.EvenaftertheresearchIdidnt
changeit.

Whatkindsofsourcesdidyouuseasevidencetodevelopyourargument(forexample,
letters,photographs,governmentdocuments,interviews,etc.)
Thesourcesiusedthemostwerephotographsordrawingsfromthattime.

Selectonepieceofevidencethatyouusedandexplainhowitinfluencedyourargument.
jOnepieceofevidenceiusedwasapictureofthecellswherethecandidatewouldtaketheexam.
Thisonepicturehelpedmeprovehowserioustheexaminationwas.Thatcheatingwassimplynota
goodthingtodo,theymadeitimpossibletocheat.

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