WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The top class was the emperor and his immediate family. After that came the gentry (officials all the government). Next came the agriculturalists, landlords, farmers and peasants. Then the artisans and merchants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Near the bottom of the ladder was the merchant class. Many people in this class were rich, such as traders and shopkeepers. But they were looked down upon. That’s because they made money by trading goods that others had made. On the very bottom step of the ladder were entertainers, soldiers, and servants.

Detailed explanation-3: -The artisans of the Han empire included painters, jewelers, weavers, potters, carpenters, and metal workers. Many worked in government-owned factories and workshops under strict supervision. Others worked in private workshops that produced goods for the wealthy.

Detailed explanation-4: -In ancient China, feudalism divided society into three different categories: emperors, nobles, and commoners, with commoners making up the vast majority of the population. The hierarchy of ancient China had an order for everyone, from emperor to slave.

Detailed explanation-5: -China’s government was an absolute monarchy, where the emperor had unquestioned, unregulated, and unchallenged authority. The emperor’s word was law. China’s imperial period began in the 3rd century BCE, but even before this the kings of China ruled in very similar ways.