The Caste System of Ancient India
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- 1. name: date: 1. In India, people use the word _____________ instead of caste. 2. A varna is a _____________ ________________. 3. Your ______________, your _______________________ and your ________________ may be only in your varna. In each box, write the name of each varna. Write two facts about that group. 4.. 5.. 6.. 7.. 8.. 9. Historians think Aryan _____________________ invented varnas. 10. Aryans conquered India about _____________ years ago. 11. New ________ give people in India improved rights. 12. _____________ ______________ was a leader in India who believed varnas must stop. 13. ______________________ used ideas from Gandhi.
- 6. priests
- 10. Caste
- 11. Caste • Everyone is in a social group. • You are born in a group. • You can't change it.
- 12. Did a group ignore you? Why were you excluded? How did you feel?
- 13. The Caste System: Strict Rules
- 14. The Caste System: Strict Rules • your job
- 15. The Caste System: Strict Rules • your job • your husband or wife
- 16. The Caste System: Strict Rules • your job • your husband or wife • your friends
- 17. The Caste System: Strict Rules • your job • your husband or wife • your friends }
- 18. The Caste System: Strict Rules • your job • your husband or wife • your friends }only in your caste.
- 19. The Caste System: Strict Rules • your job • your husband or wife • your friends }only in your caste.
- 21. Brahmins
- 25. Brahmins People in ancient India did not use the word "caste."
- 26. Brahmins People in ancient India did not use the word "caste." The word in India:
- 27. Brahmins People in ancient India did not use the word "caste." The word in India: varna
- 30. Brahmins religious leaders judges teachers soldiers government leaders *merchants * farmers *skilled workers
- 31. Brahmins religious leaders judges teachers soldiers government leaders *merchants * farmers *skilled workers *farm workers *house workers *cleaners
- 35. • Priests, teachers, judges • Sometimes lived in temples • Had free time to think and pray
- 36. • Priests, teachers, judges • Sometimes lived in temples • Had free time to think and pray
- 38. • Military leaders and soldiers • Kings and government leaders • Listened to the Brahmins
- 39. • Military leaders and soldiers • Kings and government leaders • Listened to the Brahmins
- 41. • Rich farmers • Merchants (people who sold things) • Artisans (people who made things) • Had good homes, clothes and food
- 42. • Rich farmers • Merchants (people who sold things) • Artisans (people who made things) • Had good homes, clothes and food
- 44. • Most people in India were Sudras.
- 45. • Most people in India were Sudras. • Farm workers • Helpers • Cleaners • Poorest, lowest varna
- 46. • Most people in India were Sudras. • Farm workers • Helpers • Cleaners • Poorest, lowest varna
- 47. Brahmins religious leaders judges teachers Kshatriyas soldiers government leaders Vaisyas *merchants * farmers *skilled workers Sudras*farm workers *house workers *cleaners
- 48. Brahmins religious leaders judges teachers Kshatriyas soldiers government leaders Vaisyas *merchants * farmers *skilled workers Sudras*farm workers *house workers *cleaners
- 49. Brahmins religious leaders judges teachers Kshatriyas soldiers government leaders Vaisyas *merchants * farmers *skilled workers Sudras*farm workers *house workers *cleaners
- 50. Brahmins religious leaders judges teachers Kshatriyas soldiers government leaders Vaisyas *merchants * farmers *skilled workers Sudras*farm workers *house workers *cleaners *garbage workers *worked with dead animals
- 51. • They were not in a varna.
- 52. • They were not in a varna. • worked with dead bodies • worked with garbage • old word: "untouchable"
- 53. • They were not in a varna. • worked with dead bodies • worked with garbage • old word: "untouchable"
- 54. Who put the people of ancient India in varnas?
- 55. Who put the people of ancient India in varnas?
- 56. Who put the people of ancient India in varnas? • Historians think Aryan conquerors started this. • 2,500 years ago. • Maybe: Aryans' skin was lighter? • Putting people in varnas controlled behavior. • This helped conquerors control people.
- 57. Today, laws in India stop varnas.
- 58. Today, laws in India stop varnas.
- 59. Today, laws in India stop varnas. Mahatma Gandhi used civil disobedience to change bad laws and to work for India's independence from Great Britain.
- 60. Today, laws in India stop varnas. • Mahatma Gandhi worked to stop varnas. • In 1950, new laws improved rights for Indians. Mahatma Gandhi used civil disobedience to change bad laws and to work for India's independence from Great Britain.
- 61. Today, laws in India stop varnas. • Mahatma Gandhi worked to stop varnas. • In 1950, new laws improved rights for Indians. Mahatma Gandhi used civil disobedience to change bad laws and to work for India's independence from Great Britain. Gandhi influenced Dr. Martin Luther King.
- 62. name: date: 1. In India, people use the word _____________ instead of caste. 2. A varna is a _____________ ________________. 3. Your ______________, your _______________________ and your ________________ may be only in your varna. In each box, write the name of each varna. Write two facts about that group. 4.. 5.. 6.. 7.. 8.. 9. Historians think Aryan _____________________ invented varnas. 10. Aryans conquered India about _____________ years ago. 11. New ________ give people in India improved rights. 12. _____________ ______________ was a leader in India who believed varnas must stop. 13. ______________________ used ideas from Gandhi.