Question

How did the growth of agricultural villages create the society based on caste? Evaluate.

Answer 1

Instructions:

1. Talk about occupation lineage.
2. Talk about the evolution of caste.
3. Describe the concept of purity based on caste.

Solution:

• The descendants of those who were engaged in a particular occupation followed the same occupation.
• People engaged in the same occupation evolved into one caste. The Adiyalars who used to farm during the medieval times occupied the lowest rung in the caste hierarchy whereas the Brahmins were at the top.
• Based on the family occupation, all other castes came in between these two categories. On the basis of the caste, the concept of purity and impurity sprang up.