Ancient India Caste System

Who was given the roles of influential scholars and priests?

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisya

• Dalits

Rulers and politicians often came from the ________ class.

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisya

• Dalits

Who were traditionally treated as outcasts and were given the impure and unclean jobs?

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisya

• Dalits

Which position was given the jobs as laborers?

• Brahmins

• Vaisya

• Shudras

• Kshatriyas

Which activist in the 1900's introduced the term Harijans in an attempt to rename Untouchables?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Mother Theresa

• Mohandas Ghandi

• Michael Jordan

In 1949, laws were passed to outlaw...

• the caste system

• Brahmins

• Untouchables

• discrimination based on the caste system.

Which of the following religions did NOT attempt to challenge the social structure?

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

Which of the following groups named the social system the caste system in the 1400's?

• French

• Portuguese

• Italians

• British

The origins of the caste system are...

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• The Aryan invasion

• Unknown

Which of the following was NOT a rule that needed to be followed within the caste system...

• Marriage was not allowed outside of one's group or jati.

• You were not allowed to change the group you were born into.

• You were required to only make eye contact with someone from your group.

• Physical contact between groups was not allowed.