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?

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Everything else from Ancient Everything else from Ancient Civilization textbookCivilization textbook