In ancient China . many children never got a chance To go to school. With the han dynasty (206 B.c.-220. A.D. )
The emperor paid for free education . only boys were allowed to study they typicall used to start school when they were about six years old. And there was one teacher for the whole school . there weren't any manth or science lessons. Students learned to read and write . and they used to memorize pages of the great chinese philosopher confucius. His teaching stressed the importance of duty. Family. And hard work . boys used to work very hard to pass the government tests. Students with the highest scores could get a job in the government. Around 500 A.D. girls also began to learn how to read and write in Buddhist temples. Which were spreading in china.