What was the relationship between the Chinese society under the dynasties and the people of the steppe lands?
Those on the steppe lands were Mongolian. “It is also true that the Mongols eliminated one of the most basic of Chinese institutions — the civil service examinations. The examinations remained banned until 1315, and even after the ban was lifted, they were no longer the only means to officialdom for the Yuan Dynasty, the dynasty that the Mongols founded in 1271 C.E., as they had been in the past.
