HIST 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sapa Inca, Final Crisis, Field System
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Tawantinsuyu (land of the four corners) and the incas (royal family) Centered on cusco, superior organization, aided by roads, inns, etc. Matchu pichu is where the head sapa inca went for spiritual journeys. Religion: polytheistic, temple of the sun (corincancha) The role of the state in the economy. Taxation paid in labor (men 20-50 years old) The mita (tax) for roads, inns, and military service. Sapa-inca crowned the most able son to become the next king. Shared problems with south americs: no animal power, no metallurgy (making weapons), varying levels of state formation, lack of disease immunities, changing climate, divisions within indigenous cultures. Abu bakr- quido for 2 years, successor of muhammad. Origins of the shia ( followers of ali ) and sunni ( followers of caliph ) divide. Wars of apostasy disputes between abu bakr and the people. Conquest of roman territories- syria and palestine.
