Before revision: The skill required by their professions and the need to be permanently involved in the exchange of goods often demanded a higher level of education, and craftsmen were usually in a more privileged position than the peasantry in societal hierarchy.
After revision: The skill required by their professions and the need to be permanently involved in the exchange of goods often demanded a higher level of education, and craftspeople were usually in a more privileged position than the peasantry in societal hierarchy.