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Ancient Chinese society was divided into two distinct classes, the upper and the lower class. Within each class, there was also a hierarchy of social status. Below, briefly describe the members of each of these classes:

The Upper Class: The Emperor and his family were at the top of the social pyramid. Government officials were next and could come from any social class as long as they passed 3 amazingly hard tests. Lots of times, there were limited posts for government officials, so many who qualified but did not get a post were made into scholars. Scholars were never very rich, but were respected because of their knowledge. Next were the gentry, who didn't exactly have a lot of knowledge, but were businesspeople, who rented out parts of their vast amount of land that they owned to poorer people, like peasants. The gentry also mostly had their own militia, to defend themselves. This gave them enough power to become warlords.

The Lower Class: Soldiers were considered lower class because they were only sent out to fight - and most likely die. Only the generals earned respect. Merchants were looked down on, mainly because they sold things that other people had made. Although they were a big part of China's economic growth, they were considered thieves. Scientists had helped the society with their 'inventions' such as gunpowder, paper etc. The reason why scientists were not considered of the Upper Class was because they did not prove themselves from taking any test or anything. They just fooled around with tools and objects and eventually something "magical" happened, thanks to happy accidents, and they had an invention. The peasants had small families and lived in mud-brick houses. They owned very little land, usually rented the gentry's land, and were generally living in poverty. Even if they worked very hard, they stayed as peasants because of high taxes

The Social Pyramid: In the boxes below, place the social groups identified above in the appropriate place in the social pyramid. The highest spot should be occupied, of course, by the most powerful and highest status member of society. The lowest (and largest) spot should be made up of the weakest and lowest status members of society.

The peasants have small families and lived in mud-brick houses. They owned very little land, they usually rented gentry and lived a harsh life. They were the bottom of the social pyramid. The peasants were'nt at the bottom of the social class! They were considered to be above the scholar-gentry. Learn something!