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In the period of industrialization, it was easier to harvest crops so supply went up and demand stayed the same causing prices to drop. The "newly" freed slaves also started farming, increasing the supply.
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Adopted (If I can remember) And then Became Known as Rome's Founders, Who were also Nicknamed as Silver And Gold. I racked my brains for this one btw.
Brahmins; priests
kshatriyas; warriors, rulers
vaisyas; common people
sudras; unskilled workers
pariahs; untouchables