Who invented the exam?

China is the birthplace of examinations. As a country with precocious culture, the earliest origin of the examination system can be traced back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Article 1 1 published in Encyclopedia Britannica10 says: "In history, the earliest examination system was the system of selecting administrative officials by examination in China. According to the records of BC115 and the records of past dynasties, the word "Kao" consists of two characters: Kao and Kao. There are records such as "self-sufficiency in exams", "impossibility in exams", "three-year performance appraisal, three-year exams" in Shangshu, and the expression in Encyclopedia Britannica is subject to 65438+.

"Examination" and "test" are two concepts with similar meanings, both of which have multiple meanings such as examination, detection and assessment. The combination of "examination" and "examination" began with Dong Zhongshu's "Spring and Autumn Stories" in the Western Han Dynasty, which said: "The method of examination is slow for the big ones and urgent for the small ones; Expensive comfort, cheap promotion. Governors try their country by the month, their department by the state, and try it four times. The son of heaven is the age of the world, and he will be tested after three attempts. I took the exam three times before and after, eager to forget my life. " It can be seen that at first, the word "Kao" focused more on the significance of assessing political achievements, and the word "Kao" focused more on the significance of measuring advantages and disadvantages. When "test" and "test" are combined into one word, its connotation gradually evolves into a method and system that specifically refers to the examination of knowledge or skills.

Examination is a great invention of China people.