HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Merchants from the Indus River Valley traded with merchants from the Middle East.
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caste system
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Han
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Detailed explanation-1: -1.Traditional Theory According to this theory, the caste system is of divine origin. It says the caste system is an extension of the varna system, where the 4 varnas originated from the body of Bramha. At the top of the hierarchy were the Brahmins who were mainly teachers and intellectuals and came from Brahma’s head.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The early lifestyle and the religious textures of Hinduism are considered to give existence to the stratification of the primary Indian society. Traditionally Indian society is said to have three types of communities – tribal, caste and peasant.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.