Why were merchants considered the lowest class even though the song dynasty grew wealthy through trade

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Ishaan Mckay

History

28 July, 05:26

Why were merchants considered the lowest class even though the song dynasty grew wealthy through trade

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Jayda Sloan · Answer 1

Even though merchants were one of the most important professions in ancient history, they were in the lowest class because people knew they only benefitted off of others and could not produce anything themselves.