Use the excerpt from The Popol Vuh, the creation myth of the Quiché Mayan people, to answer the question. The Maya most likely wrote The Popol Vuh in the mid-sixteenth century, but the story has roots in a much older oral tradition. Using the excerpt above, answer (a) and (b).

(a) In 1-2 sentences, identify ONE way in which this excerpt reflects the close relationship between the culture of the Maya and their natural environment.

(b) In 3-4 sentences, explain ONE way in which the existence of The Popol Vuh relates to the complexity of pre-European native civilizations in the Americas.

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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