Social structure in Ancient China

Potters, weavers, jewellers, builders and sculptors were all

• scholars

• merchants

• nobles

• craftsmen

These people were poor but important because they were involved in agriculture.

• peasant farmers

• slaves

• nobles

• craftsmen

These people were not considered part of society

• merchants

• scholars

• slaves

• peasant farmers

These people were highly educated and worked in administrative positions.

• merchants

• nobles

• scholars

• craftsmen

These people were disliked because they were seen as profiting from the efforts of others.

• slaves

• scholars

• peasant farmers

• merchants

These people from important families, held important positions in government.

• nobles

• scholars

• merchants

• peasant farmers

Who was lower than a peasant farmer on the social hierarchy?

• merchant

• slave

• craftsman

• scholar

Who was higher on the social hierarchy than a craftsman?

• peasant farmer

• slave

• noble

• merchant

What do we call a period of time when one family rules a country?

• emperor

• government

• century

• dynasty

Slaves were considered

• knowledgeable

• valuable

• property

• powerful