2) What is bureaucracy? What happened when it became corrupt in China?

Bureaucracy is a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

A bureaucracy was a complex "team" of people who worked together to help the emperor and China prosper. When it became corrupt by dishonest relatives taxes went up sending people into poverty, people forced to carry out public labor, and then the government became weak.

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Everyday Examples of Bureaucracies

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