036 - Sima Qian, Buddhism, and Standardized Tests

With Emperor Wu and Sima Qian both gone, this episode dives into the prolific historian himself. Furthermore, we put Buddhism on our radar and end with a look into the beginnings of standardized testing. All that and more on this week's episode.

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Depiction of Sima Qian. What a crucial piece he ended up becoming in our modern understanding of China.

Map of Buddhism spread into China and beyond.

Han Dynasty officials taking standardized tests