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TOPIC:
Introduce the Indias caste system.
OBJECTIVES/ STANDARDS:
Use charts, discussion, and group work TSWBAT to locate, define, and
describe members and implications of Indias caste system in order to
present briefly to the class to teachers satisfaction
6.3 WB, 6.4 WC, 7.3 WA
TEACHING PROCEDURES:
Set:
A. Direct students to the Sidney Poitier quote projected the SmartBoard.
B. Ask Background Probe: Who has encountered the caste system in a
history class before? How did it impact Indian society?
C. Have students use prior knowledge to fill out Caste Pyramid
worksheet to gauge prior knowledge.
D1A. Direct students to the PowerPoint on The Caste System
B. Slide One: What is the Caste System? Ask students how they feel the
caste system would impact daily life in India
C. Continue through slide show, describing each caste and its function
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Brahmins
-Embodiment of purity
-Priests, teachers, judges
-Literate
-Often lived in temples
-Had no contact with lower castes
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Khsatriyas
-Ran the government
-Made everyday decisions about the
government
-Could be overthrown by Brahims
Vaishyas
-Skilled merchants and famers
-Could have local government
positions
-Employed Sudras
Sudras
-Unskilled workers
-Worked for Vaishyas
-Attracted to Islam
Untouchables
-Outcasts
-5th class in society
-Jobs that exposed them to disease
and pollution