HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
Question
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It allowed for a government with a strong bureaucracy.
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It was a class system that determined many aspects of a person’s life.
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It helped create a national school system in ancient India.
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It reinforced Buddhist ideas and teachings.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A caste system is a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, the opportunities you have access to depend on the family you happened to be born into. The phrase caste system has been around since the 1840s, but we’ve been using caste since the 1500s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Origins of the Caste System According to one long-held theory about the origins of South Asia’s caste system, Aryans from central Asia invaded South Asia and introduced the caste system as a means of controlling the local populations. The Aryans defined key roles in society, then assigned groups of people to them.
Detailed explanation-3: -The caste system, as it actually works in India is called jati. The term jati appears in almost all Indian languages and is related to the idea of lineage or kinship group.
Detailed explanation-4: -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).