Question

During the Zhou Dynasty, merchants were Group of answer choices independent operators who were vital to the economy. interested only in trading domestic goods. the property of the local lord and could sometimes be bought and sold. were originally slave owners but later freed their slaves. the funders and sponsors of massive irrigation projects.

Answer 1

The property of the local lord and could sometimes be bought and sold

Answer: Option 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Zhou dynasty expanded economic production by developing new iron tools that helped produce more food. They grew new crops and organized large-scale irrigation works. They expanded commerce by using money.

During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty ancient shamanist practices were forged into a system of moral beliefs for daily life that later became Confucianism (See Confucianism, Religion). The Zhou also refined writing. It said people in the Zhou Dynasty had also learned to grow fruit trees in orchards.