SocialClasses

In Chinese social classes, all people were not equal. According to Confucianism, a person's age, gender, education and job all affected his or her place in society. For example, young people had to respect elders. Women were inferior to men. Scholars held high positions in society, and peasants were more valuable then traders or soldiers.



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