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The Chinese considered this type of work to be unworthy, and so the artisans and merchants had a low status. i know you just want the answer so here you go.
The Chinese considered this type of work to be unworthy, and so the artisans and merchants had a low status. i know you just want the answer so here you go.
The Chinese considered this type of work to be unworthy, and so the artisans and merchants had a low status. i know you just want the answer so here you go.
Peasants are engaged in farming, they raise food, and everyone depends upon food, to a much higher degree than they depend on other products that are either made by artisans or sold by merchants, especially in an overpopulated society where the demand for food always tends to exceed the supply.
the contributions of the artisans and the merchants were the least important therefore so was their status. AND IT WAS FOR SURE RIGHT!!!!
The Chinese considered this type of work to be unworthy, and so the artisans and merchants had a low status. Because according to the Confucious beliefs artisans and merchants made their living of the labor of others, whereas peasants provided produce from their own land for both the empire and themselves.
The structure of Japanese feudal society is as follows: 1. Emperor. 2. Shogun and daimyo. 3. Samurai warriors. 4. Peasants and artisans. 5. Merchants. The Feudal Society functioned on the basis of fealty (loyalty) to the King for land.
They found this sort of work unworthy, and therefore gave them a lower rank.
The social pyramid of China during the Shang Dynasty was an aristocratic society. The king ruled over the military nobility and the there was a priest class that kept the records of the government and were in charge of religion.
Gentry, Peasants and Merchants
Pharaohs, nobles, merchants, peasants