PPT-Ancient India Indian Caste System

Essential Standards 6C1 Explain how the behaviors and practices of individuals and groups influenced societies civilizations and regions Clarifying Objectives 6C13 Summarize systems of social structure within various civilizations and societies over time eg Roman class structure Indian caste system and feudal matrilineal and patrilineal societies. 6. th. Grade. Ancient India. Civilization began to develop in . Ancient India. around 2500 B.C. . This . time marks when some of the first people in India began to develop a writing system. . These . THE ARYANS AND THE CASTE SYSTEM. . About . 1500. bc. , powerful nomadic warriors known as Aryans began to appear in northern India. Their skill on horseback allowed the Aryans to conquer the native people and to expand south into the subcontinent. . Indian Caste System. Essential Standards. 6.C.. 1 . Explain . how the behaviors and practices of individuals and groups influenced societies, civilizations and regions.. Clarifying Objectives. 6.C.. 1.3 Summarize . 1. st. Hour- 63.00 87.50%. 5=A’s 2=F. 2. nd. Hour-61.24 85.05%. 4=A’s 3=F. 3. rd. Hour-63.68 88.44%. 10=A’s 3=F. 4. th. Hour-63.86 88.69%. 6=A’s 1=F. 5. th. Hour-63.73 88.51%. 4=A’s 0=F. TEMPLES. Ancient India – Achievements. Magnificent temples—both Hindu and Buddhist—were built all around India. They remain some of the most beautiful buildings in the world . today. Gupta. temples were topped by huge towers and were covered with carvings of the god worshipped inside. The Brahmins are at the top of the Caste System’s social . structure. The Brahmins were Priests and Scholars that acted as religious . leaders. The Brahmins performed religious rituals for god and they also read and studied the Vedas. The caste system (outlined in the Vedas) divided Indian society into groups or social classes based on birth, wealth, or occupation.. Strict rules – For example, couldn’t marry or even eat with someone from a different social class.. Why . were physical geography and location important to the development of Indian civilization?. Be sure you can label: . Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Indian Ocean, Ganges River, Indus River. Indian civilization began in the . Maurya & Gupta Dynasties. Classical India. By 600 BCE, India had passed through its formative phase. . A classical civilization could now build on the social and cultural themes introduced during the Vedic and Epic ages. . India is considered a “subcontinent” because of its size. It is actually a part of Asia. In the north are high mountains, the Himalayas and Hindu Kush. In the center is the Deccan Plateau.. Himalayan Mts.. India is considered a subcontinent because of its size It is actually a part of AsiaIn the north are high mountains the Himalayas and Hindu Kush In the center is the Deccan PlateauWall of mountainsg 1Indian AnthropologyDefinition Criteria Of Caste System Paper No04Indian AnthropologyModule08Definition Criteria of Caste System Prof Anup Kumar Kapoor Department of An 6. th Grade UBD - Unit 4 - India's Rulers and Society. Preview. Aryans in India. - . The Aryans invaded India from the northwest around 1500 BCE and had a major cultural influence on the population already living there.. Structure Of Indian Society. Indian Social Demography. Social and Cultural differentiation. Institutions of marriage. Family and Kinship. Secularization. Panchayatraj Institutions. Various Reservations and Commissions.