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The caste system of ancient india did which of the following? so first of all, what is the caste system? well, it's a system where people are born into a particular social position that they cannot leave.
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It's inherent to them.
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And it was religiously, still is, religiously motivated.
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There are four main castes.
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The brahmins.
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And the second caste, kshatriyas.
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The third caste, vaishyas, and the fourth caste, shudras.
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And this is kind of leaving out a fifth group called the dalits, who are so low in the caste system they don't even get to be in this four.
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They are sometimes called the untouchables.
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So clearly this is a very strict system with a lot of discrimination built into it.
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The caste that you were born into limits your position in life and what jobs you can take.
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Brahmins at the top could be, for example, priests or teachers, so leadership roles in ancient india...