Paleolithic Social Class

Throughout history society has had people who were thought of as better than others, and that is because of the concept of social classes that was made hundreds of years ago. But it was not like that in the beginning of humanity during the Paleolithic era. Around 8,000 B.C.E. people were nomads who believed in nature or nature spirits, but as time progressed the ideas of what was around them that could not be seen got more complex. By around 4,000 B.C.E. what historians think was the first religion emerged in Egypt. This religion was polytheistic, which means they believed in more than one god. Around 90% of ancient Egyptian citizens were poor, but they accepted the lesser social class because they thought it was the will of their god’s. So …show more content…
Hinduism was founded in 2,000 B.C.E. in India, and just like the Egyptians religion it was polytheistic. But one thing that was special about this religion was that it was one of the most strict religions in regards to social class. In Hinduism they had an extremely strict caste system that affected not only the followers of the religion, but also the people who lived in India but didn't follow it. At the top of the caste system was the Brahmins who were the priests, next there was the Kshatriya who were the warriors, then there was the Vaishya who were the merchants or landowners. After the Vaishya the last level in the caste system was the Sudra, who were the peasants or servants. But there was one more group that was not even included in the caste system because they were so far below everyone, and those people were called the untouchables. The untouchables did the jobs that people of the Indian society deemed dirty or unsanitary. Due to the fact that Hinduism was the only religion that was followed in India at the time, everyone lived their lives by the caste system. So the social classes of the Indian society were 100% based off