What wereof the chief characteristics of the towns that florist between the 6th century BC and the 4th century BC
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Answer:
Social and Socio-Economic Divisions:
Explanation:
During the Nanda- Maurya period, the Fourfold order of society which was the most characteristic feature of the Aryan way of life, i.e., the Varna and Asrama, continued as the dominant feature of the society.
Our sources of information for the social condition of this period are many and varied, consisting of religious literature, foreigner’s account, and epigraphic records.
Divergence of opinions among these different sources although create some confusion, yet it is possible to draw a reliable and comprehensive picture of the period from the late fourth century B.C. to the sixth century A.D. The Society was divided into four Varna, that is, castes, the Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras.