Why is the caste system a central part of the hindu religion?

a) there are different hindu gods for each caste level
b) it is a carryover from hinduism’s roots in the aryan migration
c) it correlates to differing levels of spirituality
d) hinduism states that actions are judged according to caste level.

the completion of the erie canal spurred the first great westward movement of american settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the appalachians and made new york the preeminent commercial city in the united states.

religion played a major role in the american revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the british--an assurance to the average american that revolution was justified in the sight of god. the revolution strengthened millennialist strains in american.