Caste System

How many castes were there in India

• One

• Three

• Two

• Four

Who introduced the caste system to India?

• The Arabs

• The British

• The Aryans

• The Chinese

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

How could someone reach a higher caste?

• Good deeds

• Bad deeds

Which Hindu caste includes priests?

• Vaishya

• Kshatriya

• Brahmin

What jobs did Kshatriyas have?

• priests and scholars

• rulers and warriors

• merchants, traders and farmers

• peasants, laborers and servants

In ancient India, who were responsible for fending off intruders?

• Untouchables

• Kshatriyas

• Brahmins

• Shudras

Which Hindu caste includes merchants, craftsmen, and land-owning farmers?

• Shudra

• Vaishya

• Kshatriya

What jobs did Vaishyas have?

• priests and scholars

• rulers and warriors

• merchants, traders and farmers

• peasants, laborers and servants

Why were the Vaishyas symbolized as the legs?

• they were the voice

• they were protectors

• they walked from place to place for work

• they were the foundation and did dirty jobs