Complex sentence: The examination system offered a path for ethnic Han to become scholar-officialsand emperors personally sponsored the Kangxi dictionary and the Siku quanshu, an encyclopedic collection of classical texts, and issued Sacred Edicts effectively extolling Confucian values.
Split into simpler sentences: The examination system offered a path for ethnic Han to become scholar-officials. Emperors personally sponsored the Kangxi dictionary and the Siku quanshu, an encyclopedic collection of classical texts, and issued Sacred Edicts effectively extolling Confucian values.