What are the social, political, religious, intellectual, technological, economical.

Society:

Sapa Inca - descendant of sun god

Royalty - 1st gen. blood relatives of Inca

Nobility - drawn from 10 royal ayllus; distinguished by dress and custom

Yanas - removed from ayllus; directly serve nobility

Curaca - conquered rulers given privileges in return for their loyalty

Ayllus - kin-related households that control self-sufficient communities that perform mita (labor for state/church)

Genders were supposedly equal (parallel descent), but emphasis on military made men more powerful

Political:

Split inheritance: political power goes to successor, but inca's male descendants get wealth and land to support cult of inca's mummy

Each leader has to conquer new land to secure his cult

State divides conquered land into regions for people, state, religion

Religious:

Similar to Aztecs - religion dominates life, sun god

Immortalize leaders (mummify) and oracles

Intellectual:

Mostly Religion

Technological:

Terracing and irrigation

Complex infrastructure - tambos (inns) as relay points for messengers

Quipu (knotted strings) for numbers

Economical:

No currency

Commoners work mita

Socialism - land owns all land; divide up and give to ayllus to farm; ayllu keeps 1/3, rest sent to temples and inca

Explanation:

it increase by 12% a year from 1812-1820