An open class system is a great thing to have. This is how the United States works. In many cultures, a person is stuck in the class they were born into, no matter what. In an open class system, people can not only rise in class, they can also fall in class.
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The upper class of Egypt was Priests and Nobles :)
The Aryan caste system was used to separate themselves from the local population as a way to control them. They used the system to classify occupation, impose marriage restrictions, and determine the purity of a person.
The Inca empire was one of the most important in Central America. It was organized by social class and a political system.
Depends on what the political system of which state you are talking about. In a monarchy, it is the king and his cohorts. In and oligarchy, it is the oligarchs/aristocrats. In a democracy it is the citizens.
There are still five "social classes" in the South. They are listed in order from "highest" to "lowest": 1. Planters (farmers); 2. Bankers and Financiers; 3. The "Middle Class"; 4. The "Working Poor"; 5. The Immigrants and Outsiders. This is the Class System in Southeastern Arkansas and most of Louisiana.