<span>In china, to which social class did merchants, government officials, landlords, and confucian scholars belong?<span>
</span>Answer: In china the social class from where the merchants, government officials, landlords and confucian scholars belong to was Gentry. This term was used for those people who belong to the upper class and who may be from nobility in position and birth.
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<span>The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom who had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. The vessel went down 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors.</span>
Well, structurally it would be similar with the Pope being the head of the Church, like a King. Then respectively you have the archbishop who rules an ecclesiastical province. Then the bishops rule the diocese that make up the province. In that way, the line of power is similar with King, nobles and peasants.
They objected to the taxes on British goods because the Pilgrims had no say inn how the British Crown was going to rule the taxes. Its in contrast to the principle named 'Taxation without Representation'.