HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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The priests who occupy the highest caste are first trained as soldiers.
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Security was a concern in ancient India because of its vulnerability to invasion.
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There were fewer merchants and farmers in ancient India than warriors and soldiers
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Military strength and security were important to the Aryans when they were nomads.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian caste system places warriors and soldiers at a higher level than merchants and farmers. Which statement best explains this feature of the caste system? The priests who occupy the highest caste are first trained as soldiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The second Varna in the social hierarchy are the Kshatriyas who are the rulers and warriors of the society.
Detailed explanation-3: -A hierarchical system wherein generally the Brahmins were at the head of the hierarchy, but this hierarchy was disputed in some cases. In various linguistic areas, hundreds of castes had a gradation generally acknowledged by everyone.
Detailed explanation-4: -The caste system provides a hierarchy of social roles that hold inherent characteristics and, more importantly, remain stable throughout life (Dirks, 1989). An implicit status is attached to one’s caste which historically changed from the social roles to hereditary roles.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kshatriyas The warrior and aristocrat varna of the caste system.