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mikaylakyoung

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Each of the following is a theory about the origin and purpose of the caste system in India except:
 
  a. castes are based on a concept of pure and impure substances devised to regulate boundaries between different groups.
  b. castes are an ancient form of political factions that emerged from the imperial time period and are continued today.
  c. castes emerged from the Hindu practice of purity and impurity as far as contact with impure substances; it reflects occupational groups.
  d. it is a system that emerged from the Indian history of four classes and the hierarchy among these groups; each represents different statuses and power.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the Lua' of northern Thailand is true?
 
  A) Although they practice some horticulture today, the Lua' are primarily pastoralists who travel seasonally.
  B) Today, the Lua' have become intensive agriculturalists because of land scarcity and government involvement.
  C) In the past, the Lua' lived by foraging, but government subsidies and land scarcity have drawn the Lua' into industrial wage labor.
  D) The Lua' lived very well as pastoralists, but since the 1960s they have worked as wage laborers.
  E) The Lua' no longer exist as a cultural group.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

B



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