India's Caste System
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- Q1The Indus River Valley cities were taken over by invaders from central _______AfricaAmericaEuropeAsia30s
- Q2The _____ were thought to be impure.KshatriyasAll of the AboveUntouchablesVaisyas30s
- Q3_____ were at the top of the caste systemPeasantsWarriorsNon-Aryan WorkersPriests30s
- Q4What did caste membership determine?Who they could marryA person's position in societyAll of the AboveA person's job30s
- Q5When was caste system discrimination outlawed in India?1950s AD1750s AD1500s BC1500s AD30s
- Q6Who worked as butchers, gravediggers, and garbage collectors?VaisyasKshatriyasUntouchablesAll of the Above30s
- Q7What was the caste system based upon?Eye ColorWealthSkin colorAll of the Above30s
- Q8How many subdivisions were in the caste system?1050Hundreds530s
- Q9Who invaded the Indus River Valley?ArabsJapaneseAryansAll of the Above30s
- Q10If a person was in the Sudra caste, what were they?Non-Aryan WorkersWarriorsPriestsAll of the Above30s
- Q11The Untouchables were at the top of the caste systemFalseTrue30s
- Q12A person could choose which caste he or she belonged toTrueFalse30s
- Q13What order was the original caste system?Vaisyas, Sudras, Kshatriyas, Aryans, BrahminsAryans, Brahmins, Sudras, Kshatriyas, UntouchablesBrahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, UntouchablesBrahmins, Aryans, Vaisyas, Sudras, Untouchables30s
- Q14The Aryans invaded the Indus River ValleyTrueFalse30s
- Q15What were the Vaisyas?PriestsWarriorsPeasantsBrahmins30s