Caste System In The Untouchables

Every modern and ancient society had caste system, which was full of different classes. The 3 caste systems discussed in chapter six were, India, Rome and China. Each caste system had different classes in it. The classes were ordered by power and each class contained a different group of people. With all the classes put together you have a class.

In India the caste system had 4 main classes and then the ‘Untouchables’. The untouchables weren’t usually allowed out during the day, and weren’t to be seen by anyone. Their duties included sweeping streets and cleaning latrines. On the bottom of the class system there were ‘Sundras’ who were servants and laborers. Above them was the ‘Vaisgas’ which included farmers and merchants. The second to

highest class on the caste system for India was the Warriors also known as ‘Kshatriyas’. Dominating India’s caste system was priests, referred to as ‘Brahmins’. The next caste system was full of 4 classes, just like India’s. On the bottom of the Roman caste system was slaves. Slaves worked for their masters and had no rights. Moving up a class there was freemen, who were former slaves. Above them, was ‘Plebians’, this class was full of artist and shoe keepers. In the top class of the Roman caste system ‘Patricans’ ruled. This class was mainly made up of senators. The last caste system comes from China. China’s caste system only had three classes, and surprisingly, merchants were at the bottom! In the middle class, there were peasants and on top the wealthy!

These 3 examples of caste and class, help show and explain the difference between them. We still today have caste systems full of many different classes, each caste unique and different in its own way.