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India- Caste System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hinduism | a major religion that began in ancient India |
| Varnas | the four main social classes in ancient India |
| Brahmin | the priest class responsible for religion and learning |
| Kshatriya | the warrior and ruler class that protected society |
| Vaishya | the merchant and farmer class that produced goods and trade |
| Shudra | servants and laborers |
| Untouchable | people outside the caste system who did jobs other classes avoided |
| Jatis | your social class that people were born into within the caste system |
| Caste | a social system in India that decided a person’s job and status at birth |