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The people in India were divided into social groups based on ________

• race

• wealth

• occupation

• birth

What is the social structure in ancient India called?

• social heirarchy

• ziggurate

• caste system

• varna system

The social structure in ancient India was tied to which of the following religions?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judiasm

Who could the son of a priest marry according to the Hindu beliefs?

• The daughter of a farmer/Sudra

• The daughter of an untouchable

• He cannot get married because he is a priest

• The daughter of a Brahmin

If you are a farmer, could you become a priest?

• No. Once a farmer, always a farmer

• You would need to be a really good farmer, die and be reincarnated into the Brahmin varna.

• Yes. You could marry the daughter of a priest

• Yes. You could attend religious school and study really, really hard

What were the benefits of the caste system in ancient India?

• There were no benefits. The caste system the promoted segregation

• The caste system allowed each person to excel without competition

• The caste system allowed for division of labor

• The caste system allowed everyone to be treated equally

Select the following jobs that an untouchable would do.

• Conduct religious ceremonies

• clean out the sewer systems

• Be in the military

• grow crops

Which of the following groups were at the top of the social structure of ancient India?

• Untouchables

• Sudra

• Brahmin

• Viasya

Which of the following is the synonym for farmers, servants, and commoners in the caste system?

• Bhramin

• Kshatryia

• Viasya

• Sudra

Which of the following correctly lists the varnas of the caste system in order from the most important to the least important?

• Bhramin

  Kshatryia

  Viasya

  Sudra

  Untouchables

• Sudra

  Untouchables

  Viasya

  Kshatryia

  Bhramin

• Untouchables

  Sudra

  Viasya

  Kshatryia

  Bhramin

• Bhramin

  Untouchables

  Viasya

  Kshatryia

  Sudra