1. **** society— **** lived in groups or clans. They respected their ancestors and elders. The family was a close-knit unit. The emperor occupied the highest rung of the social ladder followed by the nobles, the merchants the craftspeople, the farmers and the slaves. The soldiers occupied a special place and respected by the people.
2. Tea cultivation— The *** were the first to cultivate tea. At first tea was cultivated for medicinal purposes and later as a popular drink.
3. Sericulture— Sericulture is the breading of silk warms for the production of silk. The ** were the first to make silk cloth and ** silk was world-famous and was the chief item of export during the Ancient and Medieval Ages.
