Caste Rank Names
What was the name of the highest rank, which included priests?
Brahmins
What year was the Caste System banned?
1950
What was believed to be the only way to move up or down in the Caste System?
Dying and being reincarnated
What is the name of the second-to-last rank, which included the jobs: farmers, servants, and unskilled workers?
Shudras
True or False: The Caste System is still practiced, even though it has been abolished.
True
True or False: The Dalits were highly respected
False: Dalits were discriminated against and faced stigma often.
What rank was below the Brahmins? (Warriors, rulers, and government).
Khsatriyas
What period was the Caste System believed to have originated in?
The Vedic Period
Name one job from the Kshatriyas.
Warriors, rulers, or government officials/members.
What rank was the lowest that suffered from stigma and was commonly called "untouchable"?
Dalits
The Caste System is believed to have advanced from what pre-existing system?
The Varna System
The Dalits were considered ____ from the other four ranks.
seperate
Name all the ranks from highest to lowest
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, and Dalits (untouchables).
What ancient indian civilization is the Caste believed to have come from? (*Hint* the answer is not "Ancient India")
The Indo-Aryan Civilization
How long did the Caste System last?
At least 3,000 years