"Tests" are thought to have originated in 605CE in Imperial China as a way to select administrative officials

1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was not practiced regularly in the US until the late 1960's, 50 years after a similar technique called The Holger Neilson technique was described in the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in the United States in 1911.
2. The Imperial examination was an examination system established in Imperial China in 605CE designed to select the best administrative officials for the state's bureaucracy. It is thought to be the origin of the modern testing system
3. Before Common Era (BCE)/Common Era (CE) is similar to Before Christ (BC)/Anno Domini (AD) system. The BCE/CE system is used for its less religious connotation.