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Explain the common features of the caste system as it existed in the past.

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Common features of caste in the past are as follows:

Caste is determined by birth.
Membership in a caste involves strict rules about marriage.
Caste membership also involves rules about food and food sharing.
Caste involves a system consisting of many castes arranged in a hierarchy of rank and status.
Caste also involves subdivisions within themselves.
Castes were traditionally linked to occupations.

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