Can someone shorten this for me? I wrote it and all but it's super long and my teacher may get confused or not read it all I don't know. but can someone revise it for me? The Chinese Tang Dynasty had a rather restrictive social framework. The citizenry was split into eight main social and political groups. Structure of society The Confucian idea shaped the Ming Dynasty's social system, which had formed over hundreds of years. China was split into four groups before the Ming Dynasty: merchants, farmers, artisans, and aristocracy. City life was progressively established during the Ming Dynasty, resulting in economic and urban development. During the Song Dynasty, social classes were well-organized and separated into two primary groups: gentry and peasants. The nobility: The gentry were landowners with a strong connection to education. The Confucian idea shaped the Ming Dynasty's social system, which had formed over hundreds of years. China was split into four groups before the Ming Dynasty: merchants, farmers, artisans, and aristocracy. City life was progressively established during the Ming Dynasty, resulting in economic and urban development.