By: Tyler S. Emmanuel, By: Tyler S. Emmanuel, Victoria, and AlqounVictoria, and Alqoun
The Caste SystemThe Caste System
The Caste PyramidThe Caste Pyramid
Brahman Brahman
Brahmin were Brahmin were usually Priests or usually Priests or rulers.rulers.
KshatriyaKshatriya
The Kshatriya The Kshatriya Caste were Caste were warriors.warriors.
VaishyaVaishya
Vaishya were Vaishya were merchants and merchants and vendors. They lived vendors. They lived like normal people.like normal people.
SudraSudra
Sudra were Sudra were unskilled workers, unskilled workers, or servants.or servants.
UntouchablesUntouchables
The Untouchables The Untouchables were treated were treated unfairly, and they unfairly, and they couldn’t be couldn’t be touched, or seen touched, or seen by anyone.by anyone.
Caste System RulesCaste System Rules
Brahmans could only eat vegetablesBrahmans could only eat vegetablesWomen could not be in the Kshatriya class Women could not be in the Kshatriya class You couldn’t be friends with somebody of a You couldn’t be friends with somebody of a different classdifferent class
Why the Caste System was madeWhy the Caste System was made
The Aryans came to India and saidThe Aryans came to India and said
““You will all be put into groups by jobs”You will all be put into groups by jobs”
They were put into groups because the They were put into groups because the Aryans wanted to rule IndiaAryans wanted to rule India
How the Indians were put into each How the Indians were put into each CasteCaste
They were born into it and separated They were born into it and separated by jobs, and their parents.by jobs, and their parents.
Are there any remains of the Are there any remains of the Caste System today?Caste System today?
CreditsCredits
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Everything else from Ancient Everything else from Ancient Civilization textbookCivilization textbook