Which statement best describes the caste system?

A.
social and religious classes developed after Aryans settled on the Ganges plain and later incorporated into Hindu beliefs

B.
an integral part of Hinduism that teaches that the gods will allow people who pray to the wheel of dharma to change their social standing

C.
the Hindu belief that life is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, which ends only when a person reaches Nirvana

D.
a teaching of Siddhartha Gautama based on his realization that the only way to avoid suffering is to follow the Eightfold Noble Path

Question

Which statement best describes the caste system?

 A. 
 social and religious classes developed after Aryans settled on the Ganges plain and later incorporated into Hindu beliefs

 B. 
 an integral part of Hinduism that teaches that the gods will allow people who pray to the wheel of dharma to change their social standing

 C. 
 the Hindu belief that life is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, which ends only when a person reaches Nirvana

  D. 
 a teaching of Siddhartha Gautama based on his realization that the only way to avoid suffering is to follow the Eightfold Noble Path

ejenkins7 · Answer

A, the Aryan's were the ones to introduce it very early in Indian history and was adopted so much that eventually the Hindu conservatives of the Brahmin caste reinforced it.