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Hinduism: Caste System

Social Structure in Ancient India

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Brainstart - Caste System

  • Turn to page 94 in your notebook.
  • Draw a triangle that covers the page.
  • Label underneath it "US - Social Structure"
  • Take a moment and using your background knowledge of social classes in our society, create a social pyramid for the United States.
  • Label each level/class and provide examples of types of people who would fall into each class.

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Social Structure – United States

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Title page 95 in your notebook: Hinduism-Caste System

  • Using the whole page, draw another triangle and label it like like this:

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Brahmins

Kshatriyas

Vaishyas

Shudras

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Untouchables

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Hinduism-Caste System

  • With a partner, read through the article on the Hindu caste system.
  • As you read, determine the important facts about each of the 5 Hindu castes and write these on the correct level of the social pyramid in your notebook.
  • For each caste, make sure to indicate:
    • types of people & jobs that made up the caste
    • any responsibilities of the caste
    • any restrictions placed on the caste

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Group Task Directions

  • You will be placed into groups of 5-6 members.
  • As a group you will be assigned the task of drawing a house:
    • the house must have 3 dimensions
    • must include a driveway and mailbox
    • must have at least one window and one door
    • must include at least 6 different colors
  • Each member will also be assigned a caste.
  • Each caste has certain privileges (rights) and/or certain restrictions - you must follow these during the duration of the task.
  • You will have 10 minutes to complete this task.

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As a group, discuss the questions on the handout provided.��Then, record the responses of your group��Glue in the response sheet on page 96