Social Levels and Classes

ORDER OF SOCIETY

1. The King is the head of the society. He was also the religious leader.

2. Nobles are the warrior leaders. The king's officials and most of the people that have a huge influence with the government, made up this class.

3. Commoners were made up of craftspeople and merchants.

• Craftspeople are the ones that are skilled at making fine silk cloth, weapons, tools, jewellery, and pottery.
• Merchants used rice or cowrie shells to pay for goods

4.  Farmers made up the largest number of people making the low class. They grew the food for the members of the society and were expected to have respect to the higher class.

5. Slaves made up of the prisoners of war and worked under the threat of being killed.