CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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The separation of government and residential buildings.
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The division of Indian society based on birth, wealth, and occupations.
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The process of selecting occupations based on family status.
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The division of farmland in Ancient India.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Caste classification is in part based on economic hierarchy, which continues today to some extent.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Caste System divided Indian society into groups based on their birth, wealth, or occupation. The caste to which a person belonged determined his or her place in society, including who that person’s spouse, friends, and occupation could be. This was usually permanent, but was not always the case.
Detailed explanation-3: -Caste as a closed social stratification system in which membership is determined by birth and remains fixed for life; castes are also endogamous, meaning marriage is proscribed outside one’s caste, and offspring are automatically members of their parents’ caste.
Detailed explanation-4: -The four classes were the Brahmins (priestly people), the Kshatriyas (rulers, administrators and warriors; also called Rajanyas), the Vaishyas (artisans, merchants, tradesmen and farmers), and Shudras (labouring classes).