Author Question: To what does the term jati refer? A. a social rank based on marital, economic, and ritual ... (Read 59 times)

mckennatimberlake · **on:** Aug 11, 2018

To what does the term jati refer?

A. a social rank based on marital, economic, and ritual relations
B. the traditional village or homeland of an Indian peasant
C. a category within a system of scheduled tribes
D. the practice of burning a wife at the funeral of a prominent man

Question 2

Which of the following best defines the caste system in India?

A. a hierarchical organization of social groups based on birth group
B. a system of rural economic transactions based on reciprocity
C. a political organization run by educated peasants D. a method of processing wheat in rural India