Caste System

Which time period introduced the Caste System in India?

• Indus River Valley

• Mauryan

• Vedic

• Gupta

How did you get assigned to your caste?

• You were born into your caste

• You got to choose your caste after you turned 18

If you were born into the Khsatriyas (warrior) caste would you ever move up to a higher caste?

• Yes, after you married a higher varna member

• No, you stayed in your caste until you die

Each caste had specific jobs. What kind of jobs did the "untouchables" do?

• bury the dead

• performed religious ceremonies

• pick up waste

Who was the highest ranked member of the caste system?

• Shudra

• Brahmin

• Dalit

• Vaishya

Which member of the caste system was responsible for trading goods and doing business?

• Brahmin

• Kshatrya

• Vaishya

• Shudra

Which member of the caste system was the most educated?

• Shudra

• Vaishya

• Kshatrya

• Brahmin

What was another word for the Dalits?

• Peasants

• Commoners

• Untouchables

• Basic