Explain the class system of the Inca Empire just from this text Inca society was based on a strictly organized class structure. There were three broad classes: the emperor and his immediate family, nobles, and commoners. At the top of Inca society was the emperor, called the Sapa Inca. The Incas believed that the Sapa Inca was descended from Inti, the sun god. For this reason, the Sapa Inca ruled with complete authority and everything in the empire belonged to him.

Below the Sapa Inca were the nobles. The Inca nobility was made up of leaders who helped administer the vast empire. All nobles enjoyed certain privileges such as gifts of land, servants, llamas, and fine clothing. They did not pay taxes, and noble men had the right to marry more than one wife.

Most of the people in the Inca Empire were commoners who worked as farmers and herders. The Incas did not practice slavery. However, they did require commoners to support the government, both through the products of their labor and by working on government-sponsored projects. Men did jobs like building roads, while women might weave cloth.