Why do you think the people of new towns were considered of fourth order? Explain.

Explanation

The people of new towns were considered of fourth order because of the following:
(i) These newly flourished towns were developed with the fair and small market centres, as a result of expansion of trade.
(ii) The social and the political conditions of the people were totally different from the people who belonged to the former three orders.
(iii) There were banks and lawyers in these towns. There was a distinct economic organisation in the form of guild. Each trade and craft industry was organised into a guild.
(iv) Craftsmen found it easier to settle in the towns as goods could be produced and traded for food.
(v) The rich traders and merchants developed better than the nobility. They were generous to the people and engaged in trade related activities.
(vi) Later on cathedral towns began to develop, which belonged to monastery and rich merchants.