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What type of society was the Inca?
Inca society was based on a strictly organized class structure. There were three broad classes: The Emperor and his immediate family, nobles, and commoners. Throughout Inca society, people who were “Inca by blood” – those whose families were originally from Cuzco – held higher status than non-Incas.
How did Inca society function?
The Inca society was based around strict social classes. Few people had the opportunity to improve their social status. Once a person was born into a social class, that was where they would remain for the rest of their life. The Inca Empire was ruled by the ancestors of the original Inca people.
What resources did the Inca use?
The main resources available to the Inca Empire were agricultural land and labor, mines (producing precious and prestigious metals such as gold, silver or copper), and fresh water, abundant everywhere except along the desert coast.
What did the Inca people believe about their emperor?
They believed that their ruler, the Inca Sapa, was part god himself. The Inca believed that their gods occupied three different realms: 1) the sky or Hanan Pacha, 2) the inner earth or Uku Pacha, and 3) the outer earth or Cay pacha. Inti – Inti was the most important of the gods to the Inca. He was the god of the sun.
What was the political structure of the Inca?
The political structure of the Incas was complex and tightly controlled. The Emperor was the supreme ruler of the state. The empire was divided into four quarters known as the four Suyus. Hence the Incas called their empire Tahuantinsuyu, which means ‘land of the four quarters’.
What was the Incas social hierarchy?
Inca Hierarchy in Society. The Inca society was arranged by a strict hierarchical structure. There were many different levels with the Sapa , high priest or ruler, and the army commander at the top. Family members were councilors to the Sapa and even women had authority in the Inca hierarchy.
What were the Inca laws?
The Incas had three basic laws. They were “ama sua, ama llulla, and ama quella” or “don’t steal, don’t lie, and don’t be lazy.” Other laws addressed the punishments for rebellion, drunkenness, adultery, and homicide.
What was the Inca’s religion like?
The Religion of the Incas is characterized as polytheistic which means that they worshipped not one but multiple gods. The Inca worshipped gods that focused on the elements and products of the elements like water, the rain, the wind, and several more.