Question

Which of the following groups had the higher social status under the Yuan dynasty? (1 point)

Song scholar-officials
southern Chinese merchants northern Chinese nobles
Turks and other Muslims

Answer 1

Under the Yuan dynasty, the group that had the higher social status was the **Turks and other Muslims**. The Yuan dynasty, established by the Mongols, prioritized Mongol and foreign ruling elites, including Turks and other Muslim groups, over the previously established Han Chinese scholar-officials and local merchants. The Mongol rulers brought a different social hierarchy that favored their own kind and those who allied with them, thus elevating the status of Turks and Muslims above the traditional Chinese elite.