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1. In the 10th century, the Christian conquest of Spain occurred. In order to satisfy Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, the king, and queen of Spain, conquerors were forcing conversion on the native peoples of America. In hoping of finding precious golds, and spices. Their missions would often include searching vigorously for these items whilst at the same time finding people to convert. However, some were not handled with care because many of these missions resulted in the killing and abuse of the native peoples of America. However, in Francis Xavier’s specific mission, it included attempting to convert the Indians to Christianity. In India, the harrappean culture emerged in the 1920s. This lead to civilization which included international trade …show more content…
In order of their rank, the Brahmins were the powerful priests, whilst the Kshatriya were the rulers and the kings, the Vaishya were the merchants including farmers and lastly, the Shudra were known as the peasants or regular people. However, in Francis Xavier’s report, he specifically addresses the Brahmins. Brahmanism religion is polytheistic, which means they believe in multiple Gods; this is one of the reasons why in Francis Xavier believed their religion was inferior. Nevertheless, in order to fully become a Brahmin, they begin at a very young age where their name is picked out for them. Following their commitment, when a Brahmin is just eight years old, his conversion to Brahmanism begins. His clothes are prepared for him and at this stage in his life, he is able to drink and eat food. As a Brahmin progresses into the next stage of their life, they become a student. In this period of their life, they live an ascetic lifestyle which includes little food and drink and live in celibacy. The next step is the householder stage. In which they live a comfortable lifestyle and are relaxed with marriage and
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