During pax mongolica, why were traders and travelers treated as they were?
a. as intruders in the land, they were escorted out quickly to keep the peace.
b. as deliverers of both news and goods not produced in the region, they were seen as important to the economy of the region.
c. they were typically robbed and left to the elements.
d. there were only a few cases of successful trade transactions during pax mongolica.

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939

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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