Class
structure
in
ancient
China
Respect
and
____________________
was
a
very
important
part
of
ancient
____________________
society
.
The
social
pyramid
was
not
in
order
of
how
much
____________________
a
person
had
,
but
____________________
each
group
helped
the
community
.
The
____________________
had
absolute
power
over
his
subjects
.
He
was
greatly
____________________
and
was
seen
as
the
?
son
of
heaven
?
.
Government
officials
were
scholars
who
helped
the
____________________
rule
his
kingdom
.
They
worked
on
paperwork
and
were
respected
for
their
____________________
.
The
warriors
were
from
the
ruling
class
.
They
were
respected
for
their
leadership
abilities
and
____________________
skills
.
Farmers
and
peasants
were
often
very
____________________
,
but
they
were
respected
for
working
the
land
to
produce
____________________
and
other
materials
.
They
were
believed
to
be
the
class
that
made
China
so
____________________
.
Craftspeople
made
beautiful
and
useful
____________________
.
Although
they
made
useful
things
,
they
were
not
respected
because
they
did
not
____________________
land
.
Their
skills
,
however
,
kept
them
from
being
the
____________________
group
in
China
.
Merchants
and
traders
were
often
quite
wealthy
,
but
they
were
usually
seen
as
____________________
.
Because
they
did
not
make
their
own
goods
or
own
their
own
land
they
were
the
____________________
respected
group
in
society
.
There
were
servants
and
slaves
in
ancient
China
,
but
they
were
seen
as
so
____________________
that
they
were
not
thought
of
as
part
of
society
.
