WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indus civilization placed restrictions on marriage and employment which were based on social class. What were Indus social classes called?
A
Feudal System
B
Castes
C
Hierarchy
D
Patriarchy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There were four classes in the caste system: Brahmins (priests and scholars), Kshatriyas (kings, governors, and warriors), Vaishyas (cattle herders, agriculturists, artisans, and merchants), and Shudras (laborers and service providers).

Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system had four main groups: the Brahmins consisting of priests and kings; the Kshatriyas, the warriors and aristocrats; the Vaishyas, cultivators, artisans and merchants; and the Shudras or peasants and serfs. In addition, was the concept of Varna, which depended upon the person’s chosen profession.

Detailed explanation-3: -The people of the civilization were divided into four classes: the learned class, the warriors, traders and artisans, and manual labourers or the working class. Women were treated well in society.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Aryans divided their society into ranked groups based on occupation. This is called the Caste System. During the centuries between 2000 B.C. and 1500 B.C, waves of nomadic peoples migrated to the Indian subcontinent from Central Asia. These people blended with the local peoples and called themselves Aryans.

Detailed explanation-5: -Brahmins: priest and the kings. Kshatriyas: warriors and aristocrats. Vaishyas: cultivator, artisans, and merchants. Shudras: peasants and servants.

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