Chapter XX. Serfs, Slaves, Social Classes, and Free Individuals

§ 1. The common man in ancient times 254 § 2. The earliest slaves 256 § 3. The first â?oindependentâ? persons 259 § 4. Social classes three thousand years ago 262 § 5. Classes hardening into castes 266 § 6. Caste in India 268 § 7. The system of the Mandarins 270 § 8. A summary of five thousand years 272 BOOK IV JUDEA, GREECE, AND INDIA

§ 1. The place of the Israelites in history 277 § 2. Saul, David, and Solomon 286 § 3. The Jews a people of mixed origin 292 § 4. The importance of the Hebrew prophets 294