HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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The single most important factor responsible for the transformation of Ancient Indian society into medieval society was the
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practice of land grants
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decline of trade
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proliferation of castes
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rigidity of the caste system
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Ancient Indian society was based upon Varna and ashrams, a four-fold classification of the entire people into varnas and a fourfold division of the life of each individuals into ashrams (stages). The Indo-Aryans were originally divided into three classes the Brahman, and Rajanya and Vis.
Detailed explanation-2: -In medieval India, people believed that their status came from their caste and wealth. They practised endogamy as they married among themselves to maintain the purity of the caste, and to keep the wealth within the community. Priests and kings occupied the top ladder. Sati and child marriages were common.
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