BA system of rotating labor service owed to the state
CA temple dedicated to the sun god
DA council of nobles that chose the ruler
Inca subjects owed the state turns of labor on farms, roads, buildings, mines or in the army. In return the state stored food and goods and redistributed them, for example in times of need or during festivals.
Question 2 True / False
The Inca Empire kept no records because it lacked a writing system.
TTrue
FFalse
Answer: False
Inca officials used khipu, sets of knotted strings, to record numbers such as population counts and tribute. Specialists read and kept them. Scholars still debate whether khipu also recorded narratives.
Question 3 Short Answer
Name two ways the Inca state held together its long, mountainous territory.
Think about your answer, then reveal below.
Model answer: Any two of: a road network with way stations; relay runners (chasqui) who carried messages; storehouses of food and goods; the mit'a labor system; resettling loyal or rebellious groups to new regions; spreading the Quechua language and the cult of the sun.
The empire combined physical links, such as roads and storehouses, with political methods, such as resettlement and a shared state religion, to rule many different peoples.
Question 4 Multiple Choice
Which event weakened the Inca Empire just before Pizarro's arrival?
AAn invasion by the Mexica
BA civil war between Huáscar and Atahualpa
CA revolt led by Túpac Amaru II
DThe founding of Lima
After Huayna Capac died, his sons fought over the throne. Atahualpa won shortly before the Spanish captured him at Cajamarca in 1532. Túpac Amaru II led a revolt in the 1780s, and Lima was founded by the Spanish in 1535.