Caste System

Who brought the idea of the caste system to India?

• Aryans

• Chinese

• Egyptians

• Greeks

How did you get assigned to your caste?

• You earned your spot by service to the king

• You got to choose

• You were born into it

What is the highest level in the caste system?

• Pariahs

• Shudras

• Vaishyas

• Brahmin

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

• Yes

• No, you stayed in your caste until you die

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

• bury the dead

• pick up waste

• Perform religious duties

A varna is

• a caste

• a prize

• a ruler

This varna included India's priests

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas

• Sudras

This varna included warriors

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas

• Sudras

This varna included rulers

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas

• Sudras

This varna included the farmers, craftspeople, and traders

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaisyas

• Sudras