Step 3: Write a brief essay. a) Write a brief essay that answers the following question How did the Arians and Indians justify the use of the caste system?

Explanation:

The institution of the caste system, influenced by stories of the gods in the Rig-Veda epic, assumed and reinforced the idea that lifestyles, occupations, ritual statuses, and social statuses were inherited.

Aryan society was patriarchal in the Vedic Period, with men in positions of authority and power handed down only through the male line.

There were four classes in the caste system: Brahmins (priests and scholars), Kshatriyas (kings, governors, and warriors), Vaishyas (cattle herders, agriculturists, artisans, and merchants), and Shudras (laborers and service providers). A fifth group, Untouchables, was excluded from the caste system and historically performed the undesirable work.

The caste system may have been more fluid in Aryan India than it is in modern-day India.