India, lesson 2

Check all of the following that are things caste determined

• Who someone could marry

• Who someone could eat with

• What someone could do for work

• What language someone could speak

Sudras are...

• Farm workers

• Priests

• Servants

• Unskilled workers

• Untouchables

How many castes were there in India

• One

• Three

• Two

• Four

Under India's current law, it is illegal to discriminate against an untouchable.

• False

• True

They are merchant/traders, but also farm to meet peoples needs

• Vaishya

• Brahmin

• Untouchables

• Sudra

Ancient Indians believed that what caste someone was shows how their karma was in a previous life

• True

• False

What group was part of the middle caste?

• Brahmans

• Kashatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Sudras

True or False: You could change castes during your lifetime

• True

• False

Which caste includes priests and religious teachers?

• Vaishya

• Kshatriya

• Brahmin

Your caste in India would be based on your birth.

• True

• False