The candidate had to be trained as a scholar and then pass a series of written examinations. The Chinese civil service system, established in 124 B.C.E., required potential officials to be trained as scholars and then pass rigorous examinations to qualify for office.
<span>Parliament kept trying different ways of raising revenue from the colonies to finance the debts they incurred in recent years. They incurred a huge debt financing the Seven Year's War and were trying to get the colonies to help pay for it.</span>
He made several trips to North and South America in 1492<span>, </span>1493,1498 and 1502.In 1492 landed in the <span> Caribbean but mistook it for India, where he had wanted to sail. He also went to many islands in the West Indies. In 1493 and 1498 discovered South America and explored many of the islands and coasts there. He explored much of the Caribbean in his life.</span>
