The Ancient India Caste System Explained: Varnas, Dharma, and Social Classes Activities & Lessons
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0:00 [Music] this video will detail in what ways the ancient Indians were divided into social classes and in what ways social classes
0:15 of ancient India reflected the attitudes beliefs and needs of ancient Indian society the termed social classes through a historians lens means how a
0:24 civilization is divided into classes that have different roles responsibilities and privileges for example most ancient civilizations are
0:33 ruled by kings and governed locally by nobles a working class of farmers and laborers made up most of the population and in some cases the lowest class were
0:42 slaves how were the people of ancient India divided into social classes the Aryans brought the caste system to ancient India creating a strict social
0:52 ladder each group was a different Varna or social class in ancient India let's take a closer look at each Varna in order from the most to the least
1:00 significant in India society the Brahmans or top social class were priests scholars and later Hindu gurus or teachers next were the cache Atreus
1:11 or the upper-middle class who were kings and warriors the vicious or the middle class made up businessmen traders and farm owners the Shah dress were servants
1:22 or unskilled farmers considered inferior to the other castes mentioned above lastly at the bottom were the delayed or Untouchables who were laborers that did
1:32 the lowest and worst of jobs though they were not slaves they were considered unclean and were often forced to live outside of villages while it's unfair
1:41 once a person is born into one of five groups they have little to no chance of moving into different varnas people were prohibited to marry outside of their own
1:50 Varna they lived in communities with each other and were often forbidden to mingle with other varnas in what ways did social classes of ancient India
1:59 reflect the attitudes beliefs and needs of ancient India society the highest social class the Brahmins were those directly connected with Hinduism they
2:08 were religious scholars who sought knowledge and heightened spirituality or enlightened the word Brahman has its root in the
2:15 name Brahman the universal being of Hinduism of which all Hindu deities are connected in the Hindu religion Dharma are the duties of each cast member
2:26 Dharma gives direction for each Varna on how to live their lives in the best way if life is not lived in the best way Hindus believe that the spirit of a
2:35 human or animal gets reincarnated into or reborn into a host of a different social class this aspect of their religion further reinforced the caste
2:44 system to India's population the middle class consisted of merchants and farm owners reflecting the importance of trade and agriculture throughout India's
2:53 history test your knowledge in this game you'll try to predict the Varna to which the character belongs based on their actions first quickly familiarize
3:02 yourself with the Varna members and their roles [Music]
3:20 [Music] this is Rishi based on his actions to which ancient Indian social class or Varna does he most likely belong to is
3:33 he a Brahmin Akash atria of a Shia or Shuja that's right he's farming which means he's most likely a shoe dry this is Samia
3:46 based on his actions to which ancient Indian social class or Varna does he most likely belong is he a Brahmin akka Kshatriya Vaishya
3:56 or Shudra that's right he's exchanging goods which means he's most likely of a Shia as you can see from the game each social class in ancient Indian society
4:08 performed different roles in order to fit the needs of the civilization consider this in what ways are different roles needed in order for our society
4:16 your community or even your school to function be prepared to support your answer with examples
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