HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Because they were mean and ruthless
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They were outnumbered and needed a way to keep control
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They wanted everything to be fair
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They needed a system of measurement
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under the caste system, Aryans divided people, into castes, or groups, according to their occupation. Aryans created four main castes. The top castes were made up of priests, kings, and warriors. The lowest caste was made up of workers who served the higher castes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system in ancient India had been executed and acknowledged during, and ever since, the Vedic period that thrived around 1500-1000 BCE. The segregation of people based on their Varna was intended to decongest the responsibilities of one’s life, preserve the purity of a caste, and establish eternal order.
Detailed explanation-3: -The caste system is deeply rooted in the Hinduism belief in karma and reincarnation. Dating back more than 3, 000 years, the caste system divides Hindus into four main categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras based on who they were in their past life, their karma, and what family line they come from.
Detailed explanation-4: -This shows the caste system originated 1, 575 years ago, during the Gupta dynasty, possibly during the reign of Chandragupta the Second or Kumaragupta the First.