p3ch4social

Name:Bobby Albright

 * **Theme** || **How does this theme apply to your civilization?** ||
 * Gender roles and relations || * The Aryans used a patriarchal system, where men dominated society. Only men were priests, warriors, and tribal chiefs. Also,the Aryans recognized descent from the male line.
 * Women influnced affairs in their homes, but had no public authority.
 * Men were typically more educated than women.
 * The Lawbook of Manu said that men were to treat women with respect. It also said that the main purpose of a woman was to bear children. ||
 * Family and kinship || * Women influences the household, but men were considered head of the household.
 * Only men could inherit property unless there was no male heirs.
 * The males presided over the family rituals.
 * The women worked in the household.
 * The men had the real jobs and the woman's main job was to bear children. ||
 * Racial and ethnic constructions || * The caste system was origninally based of the color of people's skin, ergo their skin determined what social class they were in. ||
 * Social and economic classes || * They used the caste to determine social classes.
 * In this system, there were four main groups, or "varnas", which were determined by th color of one's skin. They were priests; warriors and aristocrats; cultivators, artisans, and merchants; and landless peasants.
 * Later, the added the category of untouchables-people who performd dirty or unpleasant tasks.
 * The caste sytem was quite flexible, however, and the lower classes started to gain better work and the higher classes started losing power.
 * The catste system played a large role in maintaining social discipline in India. ||