Aryans and Caste System Flashcard

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Both Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were well planned cities. What inference can you make about the people who lived in the Indus Valley?

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They were intelligent and talented.

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In which language did Aryans write their poems and hymns? Options: Indian, Vedic, Sanskirt, Harapan

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Sanskirt

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The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are: Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves, Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, King, queen, princes, lords, Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans

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Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras

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Untouchables in the Caste System have been described as
Outcasts, Polluted, Dirty because of their jobs

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All of the above

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Identify the Caste that was the top of the social structure in India? Options: Kashatriyas or rulers and warriors, Vaishyas or herders and merchants, Untouchables or outcasts of society

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Brahmins or spiritual leaders

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Which religion supported the Caste System and has the third largest following in the world?

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Hinduism

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How did a person become a member of a caste?

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They were born into it

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It was forbidden for people from one class to eat with people from another.

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True

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Which varna were the workers and laborers in the Caste System? Options: Brahmins, Vaisyas, Dalits, Kshatriyas, Shudras

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Shudras

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Which varna were the merchants, landowners, and businessmen of the Caste System?

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Vaisyas