Incas Organize Society for Labor
Incas Organize Society for Labor is a Grade 7 history skill from California myWorld Interactive, Chapter 6: Civilizations of the Americas. Students learn how Incan society organized commoners into ayllu community groups that shared land and resources, and paid taxes through labor (mit'a) rather than money, building the empire's infrastructure.
Key Concepts
Incan society was a strict hierarchy, with the Sapa Inca and nobles at the top. They held all the power and wealth. Below them were the commoners, who made up most of the population and performed all the labor.
Commoners lived and worked in community groups called the ayllu . Families in an ayllu shared land and resources. Instead of paying taxes with money, commoners paid with labor through the mita system . This required labor built the empire's roads, temples, and terraces.
Common Questions
How did the Incas organize society for labor?
Incan commoners lived in community groups called ayllu that shared land and resources. Instead of paying taxes with money, they paid with labor through a system called mit'a, working on state projects like roads, temples, and military service.
What was an ayllu in Incan society?
An ayllu was a community group in Incan society where families shared land and resources. Ayllu members worked together on farming and community tasks, and collectively fulfilled their labor tax obligations to the empire.
What was the mit'a labor system?
Mit'a was the Incan labor tax system where commoners owed the state a certain amount of labor rather than money payments. They worked on state projects such as building roads, temples, and military service.
What chapter in myWorld Interactive Grade 7 covers Inca labor organization?
Chapter 6: Civilizations of the Americas in California myWorld Interactive Grade 7 covers how the Incas organized society for labor.
How was Incan society structured?
Incan society was a strict hierarchy with the Sapa Inca and nobles at the top holding all power and wealth. Below them were commoners organized into ayllu communities who performed all labor and paid taxes through their work.