Term
| Political Hierarchy - Sapa inca |
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Definition
descendent of sun god.
ruled by divine night.
Subjects not allowed to look him in eye.
Did not walk as a mortal, but was carried in a golden litter.
Married to Coya (empress). |
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| Political Hierarchy - Nobles |
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Definition
Copa Incas were Inca nobles by blood.
Controlled land and valuable resources.
Leaders of bureaucracy, army, and priesthood. |
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| Political Hierarchy - Government Officals |
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Definition
| Many levels of officials and administered populace, which was broken down into decimal units. |
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Term
| Ruling a Vast Empire - Used quipu to keep records. |
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Definition
Consisted of knotted strings of cotton or wool.
SYSTEM used to kep records of numbers of llamas, quanities of corn, or the number of days commoners worked for the government. |
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| Ruling a Vast Empire - The empire was divided into households |
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Definition
Every 10 households governered by the heard of one house hold who reported to heads of other households.
This way, Inca were able to collect taxes easily. |
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| Ruling A Vast Empire - Inca laws regulated daily life |
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Definition
THE state designated jobs for everyone.
HAD TO HELP with large-scale Inca projects: army, roads.
IN ADDITION to working their own land, commoners worked the INca's fields and contributed food and cloth to state warehouse. |
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