The caste system was mainly composed of four classes:
- Brahmins: priest and the kings
- Kshatriyas: warriors and aristocrats
- Vaishyas: cultivator, artisans, and merchants
- Shudras: peasants and servants
The Gender roles of the socities were well known and practiced; the men were the superiors of the the households due to the working and providing for his family, the women played a key role which were to cook, clean, and care the the children of the household. She was to please her husband and put him before anything else, also the women of the household were extremely valued to their ability to produce offspring and nurse. She was to respect and care her husband. The children of the household were to obey and respect their parents, and when the children would be old enough, they would adopted their parents' roles.