FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sapa Inca organized his government like a pyramid.
Detailed explanation-2: -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’. Each quarter was placed under a governor who reported directly to the king. The king ruled the Inca Empire from his seat in the capital city of Cuzco.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sapa Inca-The emperor or king of the Inca Empire was called the Sapa Inca, which means “sole ruler". He was the most powerful person in the land and everyone else reported to the Sapa Inca. His principal wife, the queen, was called the coya. Below the Sapa Inca were several officers who helped to rule the empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Archaeologists believe that there was no trading class in the Inca society. However there was external trading in small scale with tribes outside the empire mostly from the Amazon.
Detailed explanation-5: -With no shops or markets, there was no need for a standard currency or money, and there was nowhere to spend money or purchase or trade for necessities. So the Inca did engage in trade, but only with outsiders-not among themselves. The secret of the Inca’s great wealth may have been their unusual tax system.