by Sarina Wilson

CraftsMen by Alyssa and Ruby

2015-05-05 05:50:09 UTC

Craftsmen were definitely not considered as important as farmers, but in fact they were very useful people. They made very useful things such as silk which had exquisite paintings on them. They also made/designed bronze ware. This was introduced in the Warring States Period, around 5th century BCE. The Craftsmen designed/produced many types of bronze ware and Lacquar. Lacquer is from the sap of the Lac tree and forms a hard protective coat .

Scholars by JACK AND RYAN

2015-05-05 06:16:31 UTC

Scholars are the most educated people in china, they began their education when they were only thirteen years old. They wouldn't sit down in an exam'until the age of thirty this indicates how difficult the exam was. Most scholars studied the Confucius ways and were usually promoted from the noble class

Peasant farmers by Tadhg and Thomas

Thomas_McCabe — 2015-05-05 07:47:22 UTC

Peasant farmers or 'nong' formed the largest percentage of the Chinese population.Farmers were seen as the distinction of the wealthy and the poor, namely the herdsmen lived on the outskirts of China.Farmers were important for the welfare of China, but farmers were poor and owned small portions of land. One of the hindrances was that they were forced to make things for the emperor rather then tending to their farms. They also found themselves ruined by natural disasters or as a rebel force by leaders to overthrow the emperor.

Slaves by Maddi, Bri and James

2015-05-05 07:49:22 UTC

Slaves were not considered in any social structure, this is because nobody cared about them, they weren't anything to anyone so people treated them badly and made them slaves. They were owned by mostly emperors but also by very wealthy people. Slaves were very good at what they did working, they worked in private homes, shops, supporting the government and even working on building projects. most of these slaves were relatives of convicted criminals.

Merchants, by Jade and Rylee

2015-05-05 08:35:59 UTC

Merchants were on the second last section in the social classes pyramid. They did not produce anything and were required to wear white to distinguish themselves and were not permitted to ride horses or wear silk . Many of the Merchants were wealthy and mostly used there wealth on land and became respectable land owners. They also had few ethical standards and they were viewed by the scholarly elite as essential members of society.

EMPEROR BY Elissa, Tameka & Caitlin

2015-05-05 09:42:45 UTC

The emperor had absolute power of life and death. No one was allowed to call him directly by name because he didn't like it. He could change laws introduce new ones or completely reject laws. Anyone who entered the palace with out any permission was executed. His family enjoyed wealth. He had advisers but he didn't have to follow the advice but was not bond to follow there advice. HE visited his family's tombs to show respect and that he loves and cares about them

peasant farmers by Jenna, AIDAIN and Morgan

2015-05-05 23:57:39 UTC

¨peasant farmers were called NONG’S
¨The farmers were important for the welfare of the whole country but
they were mostly poor and only owned a small portion of land
¨they formed the largest percentage of population

¨In Southern china they manly grew rice
¨In Northern china they grew wheat and millet

-Farmers were often forced to spend time working on projects for the
emperor

¨Farmers often found there crops ruined by floods and other disasters