INCA EMPIRE ORGANIZATION

SOCIAL STRUCTURE, ECONOMICS AND LANGUAGE

TAHUANTINSUYUFOUR REGIONS

NE ANTISUYU

NW CHINCHASU

YU

SE COLLASUYU

SW CUNTISUYU

EACH SUYU WAS CONNECTED TO CUSCO BY “CAPAC – ÑAN” OR THE ROYAL TRAIL

CHASQUIS

TAMBOS

MESSENGERS OF THE EMPIRES

PLACES WHERE INCA ARMY COULD REST AND EAT.EACH TAMBO HAD A CHASQUI

INCAS’ MORAL CODE

MORAL CODE

AMA SUWA

DO NOT STEAL

AMA LLULLA

DO NOT LIE

AMA QUELLA

DO NOT BE LAZY

INCAS’ SOCIAL STRUCTURE

SAPA INCA •EMPEROR

WILLAC OMA •SHAMAN

APU APU •SUYUS GOVERNORS

TUC RICUC

•PROVINCE GOVERNORS

CURACA •TRIBE CHIEF

HATUN RUNA

•FAMILY CHIEFS

HUAGCHA

• POOR PEOPLE

ECONOMICS

FARMING IN TERRACED MOUNTAINS

TEXTIL PRODUCTION - ACLLAHUASI

HERDING LLAMAS AND ALPACAS

TRADING SURPLUS

LANGUAGE

WRITTEN LANGUA

GE

• QUIPUS• IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A

FORMAL FORM OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE

SPOKEN LANGUA

GE

• QUICHUA/QUECHUA AS LANGUAGE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE EMPIRE

• SEVERAL DIALECTS WERE SPOKEN IN THE INCA TERRITORY

• CATHOLIC CHURCH SPREAD QUECHUA O “RUNASHIMI” AMONG NATIVES SEVERAL YEARS LATER