Aryan Migration and the Varna System

The Aryans migrated into India had an advanced technological skill. It was (a)  

• Iron forging
• Bronze tools
• stone tools
• papermaking

The new Aryan tribes who migrated into India ...

• drove fast cars and lived destructive lifestyles

• mixed with the descendants of the Indus Valley people to form a new culture

• looked around, saw what the climate was like, and turned around to go home

• Had to wait at the border for immigration officials to allow them entry

The Aryans lived in tribes. Each tribe was led by a (a)  

• prince
• respected elder woman
• committee of citizens
• raja

The system of social hierarchy that the Aryans brought when they migrated into India is called...

• the social system

• the pecuniary system

• the caste system, or varnas

• the legal sysem

The Brahmins were the social group at the top of the pyramid. The those condemned to the lowest level were called (a)  

• low people
• bad people
• untouchables
• sub-human

The word for "untouchable" is actually Chandala. The word Dalit is the word those people in the lowest caste call themselves. It means ...

• best people

• our people

• the oppressed

• the chosen