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In China to which social class did merchants government officials landlords and scholars belong?
Aristocracy Gentry.
The government of ancient China was based on the principles of what ancient philosopher?
The ancient philosopher known in the Western world as Confucius (whose original name was close to Kung Fu Tse) was relied upon by the government of ancient China.
In early China Why were merchants not allowed to have government jobs?
There used to be four different status in Chinese feudal society, which are classified by occupations. From the highest to the lowest, the 1st rank are soldiers and intellectuals, the 2nd are farmers, the 3rd are craftsmen and general laborers, the last are merchants and peddlers.Merchants are believed without moral restraint and regarded as inferior jobs by the mainstream ideology. Hence, they are certainly not allowed to work for the government. In addition, only people of the 1st social status have direct access to government jobs at that time.In feudal China,land was the most valuable thing to a regime.All the power came from land. China emperor was the final power owner,he owned all the land of his empire.and what he needed ,was to rule all the people including farmers,merchants,feudal landlords in an arbitrary way ,governors were the good enough tools to meet this aim.If merchants have government jobs,that was no better use to help the emperor to keep his land.in a word,merchants mean nothing to the emperor,their social status were too low to have the gov jobs.
What are the 4 social classes of china?
The four social classes of china were the shi, the Nong, the gong and the Shang. The shi were low-level aristocrats, the Nong were the farmers, the gong were the artisans and craftsman and the Shang were the merchants.
How did kublai khan encourage trade?
By inviting foreign merchants to visit China.
Why were merchants not allowed to have jobs in ancient China?
because they were so low on the social class. Also because with merchants not allowed to have government jobs it will help the ruler stay in power. It would help him because it would mean he has less competition.
Why were merchants the poor in Ancient China?
Cause they didn't value money. Didn't get to have government jobs because of that.
Why were merchants not respected in ancient China?
Merchants were not respected in Ancient China because they were thought as greedy and unproductive people. Locals thought that merchants did not help their country in any way.
What are the aristocrats farmers merchants of ancient china?
they were the people that would be in the social classes of ancient china
What did merchants from ancient china sell?
they sold money
What was ancient China's government?
Ancient China's Government was a Monarchy.
What led to conflict between Great Britain and China in the mid-19th century?
Great Britain would not stop its merchants from selling opium in China.
What was the class structur for ancient china?
There was no real sturcture but the farmers were of a higher rank than the merchants and the officials are the highest after the emperor.
Why were merchants not respected in china during the tang and song dynasties?
Merchants were not respected in Ancient China because they were thought as greedy and unproductive people. Locals thought that merchants did not help their country in any way.
What was the ancient China government?
gwinga
What is China jobs?
Ancient Chinese men were often soldiers and labourers. They were superior to women and were to look after their household. Men could be scholors, merchants, slaves or government officials.The men were in charge of farming
Ancient China the government?
It's monarchy.
