Ancient India Caste System

The social heirarchy of India created by the Aryan that divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation.

• Social Hierarchy

• Social Pyramid

• Social System

• Caste System

This is a social order that determines one's place in society.

• Sanskrit

• caste system

• Aryans

• Vedas

What is the name of the social structure in India

• Caste System

• Groups

• Pyramid

What determines your status in the "Caste System?"

• Born into it

• Good deeds

• Votes

Identify the correct sentence:

• The caste system was a social hierarchy in ancient India.

• The caste system were a social hierarchy in ancient India.

• The caste system is a social hierarchy in ancient India.

• The caste system are a social hierarchy in ancient India.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The caste system in ancient India was based on _______.

• wealth

• occupation

• education

• religion

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following is a synonym for 'hierarchy'?

• Equality

• Structure

• Disorder

• Freedom

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What part of speech is the word 'ancient' in the sentence: 'Ancient India had a complex caste system.'

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In the context of the caste system, what does the word 'varna' refer to?

• A type of food

• A social class

• A religious ritual

• A language

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which sentence uses the word 'caste' correctly?

• The caste of the play was excellent.

• The caste system divided people into groups.

• She casted a spell on him.

• The fisherman cast his net into the sea.

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CCSS.L.5.5C