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Class 12th History - Kinship Caste and Class
Class 12th History - Kinship Caste and Class
Class 12th History - Kinship Caste and Class
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Satvahanas add their mothers name before their own name and
matriliny system but there was patriliny at least among the rulers
it appeared so. Because all the rulers succeeded the throne were
marriage?
and is prevalent in each society, but did not regard these as natural
or inflexible. They also rejected the idea of claim for superior status
Dharmasutras.
indicate?
the sacrifice of
emanated from his body: The Brahmana was his mouth, of his
arms was made the Kshatriya. His thighs became the Vaishya, of
mother. Comment
In ancient India, society was divided into four varnas and the laws
did not regard them as natural or inflexible. They also rejected the
There were four Varnas but there was no restriction on the number
of jatis. Whenever, new groups that did not easily fit into the
Rulers such as Shakas, who came from Central Asia were regarded
The Shaka and Kushana rulers who came from Central Asia were
Dharmasutras?
system.
Firstly, they asserted that the Varna order was of divine origin
rulers?
Satavahana rulers.
Shudras at the bottom. The Brahmanas claimed that this order was
divinely ordained.
What is Metronymics?
metronymics.
metronymics.
What is Manusmriti?
and 200CE.
Manusmriti is considered as a foundational work of Hindu law
caste.
numerous sub-castes. This was due to many factors like social and
society.
their fathers wealth to the extent that after the death of the father,
the eldest son oversees the fathers wealth & even succeeds the
What was the case when the king did not have a successor?
In case the king did not have a son, he was succeeded by one of his
brothers. Many times, other kinsmen claimed the throne and it was
the family ties to the cousins and beyond that periphery. Familial
and when the lineage is traced from the maternal side it is referred
as matriliny.
Varna was based on birth whereas in later period caste term used
Paternal property.
Provisions given by Manusmiriti for the distribution of paternal
Women rights for inheritance was not only dependent upon the
women could not get any share in her paternal property but if the
women belong to influential family then all these laws are kept
among Vataka. this suggests that upper class women had access to
Based on Gender.
Based on Varna
Discuss the Buddhist attitude towards the difference in society.
Who has been the author of the text and date of composition of
the text
The two broad divisions of the content are didactic and narrative.
suggest?
which did not fit into the fourfold of the Varna system were
classified as jatis.
marriage.
social traditions Kin plays a great role. In Hindu society kin plays
them is forbid.
uncivilized?
reconstruction.
The problem faced by the team was that it must establish relations
the statement.
who can muster resources and support and need not to depend
him to follow the path of peace and friendship with the Pandavas
compiled?
emergence of town people from near and far met to buy and sell
their produce and shared their views in the urban milieu which
classes.
organization.
social system. But from history itself we find instances that these
within their kin, not only this Kshatriya were considered fit to
become king, but this rule is also negated as people who were
All the families are not identical; they vary in terms of numbers,
relationship with each other, and the daily activities that they
share food and other resources, live, work and perform rituals.
family.
four Varnas?
Person from this Varna was considered the highest and deserved
assigned the job of serving the three higher Varnas. This was the
These were meant for the Brahmanas and society in general. They
also discussed.
social life became more complex. People from far and near places
met to buy and sell their produce and shared their views in the
urban milieu. This may have lead to the questioning of the earlier
sage Veda Vyasa. The Mahabharata, like any major epic, contains
cousins. It describes a feud over land and power. These were the
It also recognizes the fact that since humans are responsible for
The myth prevailing at the time of the Buddha was that kingship
Yes, the access to resources was the primary reason of the social
sons after the death of parents with a special share for the eldest.
However, the women could retain the gift they received on their
without the husband having any claim to it. But the women were
evolved three strategies for enforcing the rules about the right
They advised the Kings to ensure that the norms of the varna
reconstruction.
The problem faced by the team was that it must establish relations
patrilineal succession?
In case if elder son does not wish to become ruler then any of
If the deceased ruler didnt have any son in that case his brother
If in case, there is no brother and son then any one from his kin
religion.
added. All this made the epic, which started with less than 10000
from the Sanskrit word jata, born or brought into existence, and
encountered new groups that did not easily fit into the
that a person who can muster resources and support, did not
For example
Later Buddhist texts suggest that they were kshatriyas while the
endogamy.
to the Satavahana rulers, well find that many of them had names
derived from their fathers gotras such as Gotami and Vasistha.
numbers, relationship with each other, & the daily activities that
Very often people belonging to the same family share food and
group.
and kinship.
Mahabharata:
Hastinapur?
credit, which cover a wide range from the palaeolithic times to the
early history.
historians?
Dark Age.
bricks.
Soakage jars and brick drains were used for draining out refuse
water.
drainage pits.
Draupadi is supposed to have asked Yudhisthira whether he
had lost himself before staking her. Two contrary opinions were
Yudhisthira had lost himself earlier, his wife remained under his
Yudhisthira was the eldest son of king Pandu and Queen Kunti.
thing left was Draupadi, his wife. So, he put her on stake so as to
question:
his wife, Draupadi remained under his control. So, he had all the
towards Varna.
named Kachchana.
How did the Brahmins try to establish their own hegemony over
The best caste and that all other castes were low.
According to this text, one of any social class who gains wealth can
I free her from here, but not from there. I have bound her firmly
there, so
that through the grace of Indra she will have fine sons and be
fortunate in
and rain.
respectively.
Write the name of the text from which this passage has been
taken.
the royal princes were still very young. As the princes grew up
preference for the Pandavas, for they were more capable and
yourself did not receive the throne, although it fell to you, because
his son will surely inherit it in turn, and so will his son, and his.
Name the text from which this excerpt has been taken.
becoming an emperor?