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: -There were four social classes in ancient China including noble, farmers or peasants, artisans or craftsmen, and merchants. The four social classes were based on the teachings of Confucius. The four social classes were to allow people to live in harmony and balance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historians typically consider the following dynasties to have unified China proper: the Qin dynasty, the Western Han, the Xin dynasty, the Eastern Han, the Western Jin, the Sui dynasty, the Tang dynasty, the Wu Zhou, the Northern Song, the Yuan dynasty, the Ming dynasty, and the Qing dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -The king and his family were placed on the top most level of the ancient Chinese social pyramid. These people were the most respected, owned the largest amount of land and the people in the entire kingdom. The Shi were the gentry scholars in the time of ancient Zhou and Shang dynasties.