•Aryan Social Classes (varnas)
–Warrior/Governing class (Kshatriyas)
–Priestly class
(Brahmans)
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–Traders and farmers (Vaisyas)
–Common Laborers (Sudras)
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–UNTOUCHABLES
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•During the EPIC age, the Brahmans displace the Kshatriyas at the top of the social order