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Inca 2500 miles Andes Mountains Capital—Cuzco Legends on founding

Roads and Messengers Royal Road 1 on coast 1 inland Smaller roads connect Use roads to communicate Advance messenger system Travel 250 miles a day No writing String and knot system

Class Emperor Sapa Inca Descendent of Sun god Complete authority 100 of wives Primary wife is sister

Nobles 3 levels of nobles Royal blood Not related Rulers of conquered Don’t pay taxes

Commoners Worked as famers and herders Do state jobs– build roads Potato and corn are very important Social welfare Give food to sick, old and weak

Family Ayllus—large clan Similar to a town today People work communal land Grouping systems to manage households all the way up Pay taxes in goods—no currency Men public duty

Children Take job of gender—more responsibility as they get older

Marriage Commoner could have only 1 wife Marriage Market—hold hands and exchange sandals

Religion Polytheistic Son god most important Upper class to be priest, most powerful work in Sun Temple Sacrifice live animals---llamas or guinea pigs Human sacrifice—Natural disasters and scared times Try to predict the future

Chosen Women Beautiful and Graceful 8-10 years old Go to convent, not allowed to return until very old

Land Send delegates to join Don’t want war Good weapons—stone and sling Take religious artifacts capture—destroy uprising Forced to move away because of bad behavior