HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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raja
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suttee
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guru
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each varna was divided into jatis, or sub-castes, which identified the individual’s occupation and imposed marriage restrictions. Marriage was only possible between members of the same jati or two that were very close. Both varnas and jatis determined a person’s purity level.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Gupta empire-from about 320 to 550 CE-emperors used Hinduism as a unifying religion and helped popularize it by promoting educational systems that included Hindu teachings; they also gave land to brahmins. The Gupta emperors helped make Hinduism the most popular religion on the Indian subcontinent.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does a guru have in common with an avatar? They are both teachers and leaders.