How was it during the dark ages?

Boring, sickly

Explanation:

Everyday people lived very mundane lives where a lot of them got sick along the way. Except for royalty, of course, they had it all. Also, I believe people thought disease was a supernatural occurrence so there's that.

it provided for selection of government employees through competitive examinations. it also made it unlawful to fire or demote covered employees for political reasons or to require them to give political service or payment, and it set up a civil service commission to enforce the law.

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