What were the Confucian attitudes toward farmers and merchants in Han China?

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Farmers were little respected because they worked a lowly job; merchants were highly respected for traveling.

Farmers were little respected because they worked a lowly job; merchants were highly respected for traveling.

Farmers were highly respected for production of basic goods; merchants were little respected because they did not produce goods.

Farmers were highly respected for production of basic goods; merchants were little respected because they did not produce goods.

Farmers were little respected for low social status; merchants were little respected because they did not produce goods.

Farmers were little respected for low social status; merchants were little respected because they did not produce goods.

Farmers were highly respected for production of basic goods; merchants were highly respected for wealth.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Farmers were highly respected for production of basic goods; merchants were little respected because they did not produce goods.

In Confucian thought during the Han Dynasty, farmers were valued for their essential role in producing food and sustaining society, while merchants were often viewed with skepticism because they profited from trade rather than from production.