1. How Did Inka Rulers Express And Maintain Their Authority To Rule?
1. How did Inka rulers express and maintain their authority to rule?
The Inka Empire was vast and mountainous, posing a challenge for Inka rulers to uphold authority across the empire. Their solution to this problem was just as complex as the society in which they lived in: The Emperor is akin to a God and everything within the empire belongs to him. Lords maintain control over the production of food and other valuable resources, such as, llamas, and gold. Roads were created and maintained connecting well planned cities. Most importantly, records were meticulously kept using a system of knot typing called quipu knots. Quipu knots have a standardized organizational pattern and were used for record keeping and communications.
I feel that the quipu knots are a great cultural product of the Incas because the knots are light, highly transportable, and durable; all important aspects to have in the environment in which the Incas lived. This is significant because the Incas are an agrarian society, meaning their economy is based on the ability to produce food. This caused farmers to create beautiful terraces at the site of Machu Picchu so as to optimize their …show more content…
Its main features are large pueblos build in small settlements, such as the Pueblo Bonito Great House. This structure contained smaller private rooms, as well as much larger rooms available for public use. Kivas have also been found and have been attributed for the use of communal activities such as ceremonies. Some key artifacts found at this site are exotic items including: sea shells, cacao beans, copper bells, and stones such as pink/orange chert, obsidian, and turquoise that are not found locally. Those artifacts tell the story of another archaeological feature, the building of roads that are hundreds of miles long so as to trade, and mine
The Inka Empire was vast and mountainous, posing a challenge for Inka rulers to uphold authority across the empire. Their solution to this problem was just as complex as the society in which they lived in: The Emperor is akin to a God and everything within the empire belongs to him. Lords maintain control over the production of food and other valuable resources, such as, llamas, and gold. Roads were created and maintained connecting well planned cities. Most importantly, records were meticulously kept using a system of knot typing called quipu knots. Quipu knots have a standardized organizational pattern and were used for record keeping and communications.
I feel that the quipu knots are a great cultural product of the Incas because the knots are light, highly transportable, and durable; all important aspects to have in the environment in which the Incas lived. This is significant because the Incas are an agrarian society, meaning their economy is based on the ability to produce food. This caused farmers to create beautiful terraces at the site of Machu Picchu so as to optimize their …show more content…
Its main features are large pueblos build in small settlements, such as the Pueblo Bonito Great House. This structure contained smaller private rooms, as well as much larger rooms available for public use. Kivas have also been found and have been attributed for the use of communal activities such as ceremonies. Some key artifacts found at this site are exotic items including: sea shells, cacao beans, copper bells, and stones such as pink/orange chert, obsidian, and turquoise that are not found locally. Those artifacts tell the story of another archaeological feature, the building of roads that are hundreds of miles long so as to trade, and mine