The Indian caste system
(A) differed little from other systems of inequality in the ancient world.
(B) closely resembled the Greco-Roman class structure.
(C) was extremely complex and stratified; a person could almost never change caste.
(D) had little basis in Hindu religious writings.
(E) integrated non-Aryans into ruling castes as a way of political control.
Answer: C
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