WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:Farmers were considered the lowest class of society and were looked down upon by the people of Ancient China?
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The lower classes of ordinary people were divided into two categories: one of them the good “commoner” people, the other the “mean” people. Slaves, Servants, Prostitutes, Entertainers, Low Level Government Employees and Military Forces were part of the mean class.

Detailed explanation-2: -The typical farmer lived in a small village of around 100 families. They worked small family farms. Although they had plows and sometimes used animals like dogs and oxen to do the work, most of the work was done by hand. Farmers had tough and difficult life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Agriculture played a vital role in the rise of the China’s civilization. The food produced by the farmers or the Nongs sustained the whole society. Therefore, they were considered as the valuable members of the society.

Detailed explanation-4: -Against the background of institutional transformation, China has a special social stratification structure.

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