1. read the following excerpt from the declaration of independence and answer the questions below: [picture attached] which enlightenment philosopher most influenced this excerpt from the declaration of independence? a. baron de montesquieu b. john locke c. voltaire d. mary wollstonecraft 2. which text evidence from the declaration of independence proves that your answer to the previous question is correct? a. "that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among " b. "that when any from of government becomes destructive of these " c. "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created " d. " they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

1 B John Locke

2 D that they are endowedby their creatorwith certainunalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

the caste system in india is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of caste. it has origins in ancient india, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern india, especially the mughal empire and the british raj.it is today the basis of educational and job reservations in india.it consists of two different concepts, varna and jati, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system.

the caste system as it exists today is thought to be the result of developments during the collapse of the mughal era and the british colonial regime in india. the collapse of the mughal era saw the rise of powerful men who associated themselves with kings, priests and ascetics, affirming the regal and martial form of the caste ideal, and it also reshaped many apparently casteless social groups into differentiated caste communities.the british raj furthered this development, making rigid caste organisation a central mechanism of administration

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