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Jatis provided a modest measure of social security and support.

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if the hindu class system was a sandwich it would have 4 layers and no lean meat

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if the hindu class system was a sandwich it would have 4 layers and no lean meat

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people did not question the caste system because of the god purusha

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people did not question the caste system because of the god purusha

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Born into your social class with limited opportunity for movement up

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Jati (sub-castes based on profession)

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classes were divided into even smaller classes than varnas called judas

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The system had four classes, Brahman, Kshatriya , Vaisya, and Sudra

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The idea of the four classes were formed from a body of God Purusha so they are eternal and could never change

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The idea of the four classes were formed from a body of God Purusha so they are eternal and could never change

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Little social mobility was available for the vast majority

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Little social mobility was available for the vast majority

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Varnas the 4 divided groups of people.
Brahmins
warriors and rulers
commoners
native people

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religious or cultural traditions defined these inequalities as natural, eternal, and ordained by the gods

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religious or cultural traditions defined these inequalities as natural, eternal, and ordained by the gods

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gave priority to religious status and ritual purity

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Born into your social class and you often couldn't move up.

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Birth determined social status, for most people. social mobility was limited to the vast majority.

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Birth determined social status, for most people. social mobility was limited to the vast majority.

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casta means race, or purity of blood
India’s caste system represented a continuity from the classical era into the twenty-first century.

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Had 4 classes. Had a ton of rituals.

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Birth determined social status for most people

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Birth determined social status for most people

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Women are oppressed. Only sons are wanted

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Social status was determined by birth. Social mobility was not available for most. Varnas were the four ranked classes and included Brahmins, the Kshatriya class, Vaisya class, and the Sudras. People were divided within varnas into jatis which were occupationally based groups. Higher caste people could be made ritually unclean from contact with lower caste peoples such as untouchables.