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The mouth?
The arms? Vaishyas
The legs?
The feet?
Shudras
Varna (Social Hierarchy)
Brahmins
(priests)
Kshatriyas
(warriors)
Vaishyas
(herders, farmers, merchants,
craftspeople)
Shudras
Non-
Aryans (servants, laborers)
Untouchables
Untouchables
• Did not belong to a caste
• No protections of caste laws
• Could not associate with other
castes
• Could only perform jobs that
other castes did not
• Handling dead animals
• Digging graves
• Handling trash
The Caste System
• The varnas were the basis for the
caste system
• Castes
– Determined what:
• jobs you could have
• Who you could marry
• Who you could eat with
– Some castes had more privileges than
others