According to the Confucian Value System the Tokugawa Shoguns Embraced

question 12

Multiple Choice

According to the Confucian value system the Tokugawa shoguns embraced,

• A) merchants had a privileged status because they brought prosperity.
• B) merchants were considered morally weak.
• C) merchants were respected, but not as privileged as farmers.
• D) farmers were less favored than merchants, because farmers did manual labor.
• E) manufacturing was considered more important than agriculture.

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