How has the caste system influenced the development of society in Indian?

Ancient India

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Wanesha Wilbert
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Social divisions have been justified based on religious beliefs.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ancient Indians wrote the Vedas, a set of sacred texts, over hundreds of years. The texts state the duties of different social groups.
This information is most related to how ancient people
built temples.
honored soldiers.
organized society.
remembered history.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The sacred writing of Hinduism are called the
Bible.
Qu'ran.
Torah.
Vedas.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use the excerpt below:
''We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made." -Albert Einstein
What contribution from the civilizations of ancient India does Albert Einstein refer to this quotation?
the number system.
its alphabet.
the school system.
its religion.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra
The list shows the organization of class systems related to which religious tradition?
Buddhist
Taoist
Hindu
Zoroastrian
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which factor most determined the caste to which a person belonged in ancient India?
Level of academic achievements.
Amount of wealth owned.
Office to which one was elected.
Family into which one was born.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What relationships did the untouchables have with the classes in the caste system of ancient India?
They belonged to the upper caste and seldom associated with the lower castes.
They were excluded from the caste system and shunned by others.
They belonged to the priestly caste and were isolated in temples.
They were household servants and seldom went out in public.
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