Indian Caste System

How did a person become a member of a caste?

• They were born into it
• They got to choose their caste
• The Brahmins selected it for you

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

• True
• False

This varna included India's priests

• Brahmins
• Kshatriyas
• Vaisyas

This varna included the rulers and warriors

• Sudras
• Kshatriyas
• Vaisyas

This varna included the farmers, craftspeople, and traders

• Vaisyas
• Sudras
• Kshatriyas

This varna included the workers, servants, and non-Aryans

• Sudras
• Vaisyas
• Untouchables

This group of people did not belong to any caste because they were banned from their caste

• Untouchables
• Sudras
• Vaisyas

This group of people often held the most unpleasant jobs that no one else would do

• Untouchables
• Sudras
• Brahmins

What was the purpose of the caste system in India?

• It forced everyone to follow the rules of the king
• It allowed everyone to trade with each other peacefully
• It organized people in categories of society
• It promoted the worship of only one god

Some considered this to be a benefit of the caste system in ancient India..

• stability because everyone knew their place
• specialization of skills
• freedom of religion
• equality