Caste power
Brahmins are the second most powerful members of ancient Indian society. True or false?
False.
Brahmins are THE MOST powerful members of ancient Indian society.
True or false?
Caste members are limited to certain professions that are considered degrading.
True.
Caste members are limited from certain professions that are considered degrading. Caste members are also prevented from being in professions that are too high for them.
People from different castes cannot mix. True or false
True. People from different cast such as lower and higher could not mix.
Brahmins are often in meditation True or false
False.
Brahmins are often part from societies in Temples. Some are social and others spend a great deal of time in meditation.
Who are Brahmins?
Brahmins are priests teachers and other intellectuals and are the most powerful members of the society
Vaisyas are the least powerful members of Ancient Indian Society. True or false?
False.
Vaisyas are the third most powerful members of the society and are merchants landowners and skilled workers.
True or false?
Children decided who they want to marry.
Parents decided who they wanted their children to marry.
True or false
Kshatriyas spend most of the time living in Temples but some spend a great deal of time in meditations and others are very social.
False.
Brahmins spend most of the time living in Temples but some spend a great deal of time and meditation and others are very social
The oldest of the family decides who the children will marry. True or false
False.
The parents of the family decide who the children will marry.
Who are Vaisyas?
Vaisyas are farmworkers, landowners, merchants and skilled workers.
True or false?
Kshatriyas are the 3rd most powerful members of ancient Indian society.
False.
Kshatriyas are the second most powerful members of the society and are warriors, rulers, kings and Lords.
True or false?
You used to be able to move up or down into certain classes by your strengths it got more strict and you cannot do that anymore.
True.
Yes this is true in ancient India when the Aryans settled in India the cast system used to be that you would move into a certain class by your strengths but it got more strict and they said it was easier that whatever class you’re born in you stay in that class.
In ancient India you could always move up castes by your strengths. True or false?
False.
In the very beginning, you could move in the castes by your strengths. However later on, in ancient India, you could no longer move by merit.
It was common for different caste Members to mix. True or false
False.
It was not common for different caste members to mix it was actually very rare for a different caste members to me
Who are Kshatriyas?
Kshatriyas are warriors, rulers and lord’s.
True or false?
Sudra are the fourth most powerful members of Ancient Indian society.
TRUE.
Sudra are not the least Powerful members of the society.
It was believed that it was against the law of nature for people to belong to certain classes. True or False
False.
It was believed that it was the law of nature for people to belong to certain classes.
It was rare for two cast members to Mix. True or false
True.
Different families in different states have different traditions and others have more power and others are considered dirty and unclean.
People can move up classes by marrying. True or false
False.
People cannot move up classes by marrying that is the rule that they placed down when they said that whatever cast you’re born and you’ll stay in for your whole lifetime
Who are the Sudra?
Sudra are servants, farmworkers and unskilled workers. They were the caste with the least amount of power in the society before Dalits we’re named.
Which caste is the most powerful member of Ancient Indian society?
Brahmins are the most powerful members of Ancients Indian society.
There are hundreds of different groups with different traditions? True or false
True.
In each caste there are hundreds of different groups with different traditions and values so if you actually think about it there are hundreds of millions of castes.
Someone born into a caste can change out of it by marrying. True or false?
originally, when the cast system started you were able to change out of your caste by your strengths and weaknesses . However later on, it was thought that it was much easier to just stay in the cast that you were born into and that’s what the rule became.
Which caste has the least power in the Ancient Indian society.
The Dalits have the least amount of power in the society
Who are Dalits?
Dalits are people with absolutely no amount of power in the society and are considered unclean and have the unclean jobs like cleaning skunks off streets. Dalits also came a little time after the other castes.