Which of the following best compares European and Chinese merchants in society during the early 15th century
A. European merchants were bound to their lords in the feudal system and Chinese merchants were from the noble class.
B. Merchants in Europe were important to the revival of long distance trade gaining status and wealth, while Chinese merchants used their wealth to buy higher status for their families.
C. Chinese merchants were guaranteed government support while European merchants were independent persons of the towns.
D. European monarchs favored alliances with nobility against merchants and merchants under the Ming dynasty were favored over scholar-gentry.
E. The Confucian order highly respected profit making and European Christianity considered profit making sinful.
Answer: B