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what is the original name for the caste system
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the levels were called varna
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originally how many levels were there in the caste system
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four
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what is the idea behind the caste system
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there are separate kinds of humans
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what were the purpose of caste rules
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they were supposed to help ppl remain spiritually pure
if a person of a higher caste became in contact with a person of a lower caste the person would become a little bit impure |
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what are some things that caste rules governed
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food and cooking (brahmans couldn't eat food prepared by untouchables)
marriage jobs clothing and houses etc |
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how did the caste system create a sense of stability and order
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ppl of the caste systems were interdependent on one another-- ex. a merchant needs the service of a lower class water carrier
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what is the basic unit of society for the ppl in India and S Asia
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the village
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who governed an indian village
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a headman
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what is the connection between landowners and non land owners
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landowners owned the land (often made it into farms)--> then they employed non land owners to work on the farm and in return the non land owners would have to pay a food tax to the landowners ((often the non landowners would not have enough food in the end to eat))
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why were cattle so important
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the were economically important
plowing transporting goods milking milk made a non fat oil called ghee |
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what kind of family did people in India practice
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a joint family (extended family)
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were families matriarchal or patriarchal
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patriarchal
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who paid for the wedding
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the bride
had to pay a dowry and often the family would go broke from their daughters wedding |
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what were the duties of women
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have sons (huh no daughters? b/c men were more valued than women)
wait on the husband get married |
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what did women have that men didn't
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shakti (creative energy) b/c men lacked shakti they were incomplete until they were married
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purdah
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higher caste women lived in purdah (complete seclusion) they wore veils and rarely left home-- kept separate from all men except for their husband
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what is believed to be accomplished if a women goes through sati
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she is believed to have wiped away the sins of her husband and herself
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