Question

Prepare a note discussing social life in medieval India.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• This question is for 3 marks. Therefore, the answer should have at least 3-4 points.
• Talk about the hierarchical caste system and its impacts.

Solution:

• The hierarchy based on the caste system prevailed in the medieval period too. The Brahmins enjoyed a higher status.
• An increase in the number of castes was a major feature of this period. The newly formed occupational groups gradually evolved into castes.
• Similar to that in North India, the castes in South India were Idankai and valenki. Even though there was economic progress in the medieval period, very few benefited from it.
• The majority were affected by poverty. The caste system and slavery intensified inequalities in the social set up.