Question

Once Kublai Khan took control of China, many of the region's highly educated former government officials were out of work. What did this elite group do instead?

They plotted a rebellion against Kublai Khan, a force that eventually overthrew him.

They turned to the arts as a means of creative expression.

They took jobs from the lower classes, to earn money to feed their families.

They went into exile in India, where they waited until the Mongols grew tired of China.

Answer 1

They turned to the arts as a means of creative expression.

Step-by-step explanation:

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When Kublai Khan filled his government with Mongols and foreigners rather than highly trained Chinese officials, the members of this elite class use the creative arts as an outlet for their frustration and distrust of their conquerors. During Kublai's Yuan Dynasty, Chinese interest in cultural expression surged, especially the arts of painting, poetry, literature and the theater.

Answer 2

They turned to the arts as a means of creative expression

Explanation:

Before Kublai Khan took over China, it had an open social hierarchy system wherein the citizens could take up civil examinations in order to move forward. Kublai Khan turned this open system into a closed one and demoted the elite literary group.

He made sure that the elite were only those who had inherited it by birth. While this happened, the artisans and craftsmen were given increasing importance and therefore everyone turned towards art as a form of expression as a means of saving their lives. The- literati were made to write to entertain their elite masters.