{"product_id":"empire-of-the-inca-great-empires-of-the-past","title":"Empire of the Inca (Great Empires of the Past) by Barbara A. Somervill","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEmpire of the Inca (Great Empires of the Past) by Barbara A. Somervill \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book addresses a profound historical reality: \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"50\"\u003eWithout the use of the wheel, draft animals, or a graphic writing system, the Incas engineered a highly sophisticated, centralized empire spanning over 2,500 miles along the rugged spine of the Andes Mountains\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePart 1: Origins and the Rise of the Sapa Inca\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Cradle of the Andes:\u003c\/b\u003e Exploring the pre-Inca cultures (such as the Tiwanaku and Wari) that laid the agricultural and technological foundations for the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFrom Kingdom to Empire:\u003c\/b\u003e Tracking the legendary origins of the Inca from Manco Cápac to the pivotal reign of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"108\"\u003ePachacuti\u003c\/b\u003e (Pachacutec), the visionary ruler who transformed Cuzco from a small chiefdom into the sprawling empire known as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"231\"\u003eTawantinsuyu\u003c\/i\u003e (The Land of the Four Quarters\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePart 2: Society, Governance, and Daily Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Ayllu and Social Hierarchy:\u003c\/b\u003e A deep look at the strict social pyramid, from the semi-divine \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"95\"\u003eSapa Inca\u003c\/i\u003e (Emperor) and the noble \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"129\"\u003eCapac Incas\u003c\/i\u003e down to the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"153\"\u003eAyllu\u003c\/i\u003e—the fundamental community unit based on shared land, collective farming, and mutual obligation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Mita System:\u003c\/b\u003e Explaining the innovative state labor tax. Instead of paying with currency, citizens contributed physical labor to construct roads, terraces, and fortresses in exchange for state-provided food, clothing, and security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Incan Religion:\u003c\/b\u003e Detailing the worship of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"45\"\u003eInti\u003c\/b\u003e (the Sun God) and Viracocha (the Creator), the preservation of royal mummies, and the sacred geography of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"156\"\u003ehuacas\u003c\/i\u003e (holy natural sites).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e1. It Celebrates a Alternative Form of Innovation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eWestern history often measures the \"advancement\" of a civilization by its use of the wheel or an alphabet. Somervill demonstrates that the Incas developed brilliant alternative solutions to match their extreme environment. By mastering stone masonry (shaping massive stones that fit together perfectly without mortar to survive earthquakes) and inventing the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"359\"\u003equipu\u003c\/i\u003e, they achieved an elite level of imperial organization that rivaled the Roman Empire without following a traditional European evolutionary path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e2. It Unpacks the Complexity of Inca State Socialism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003eThe book explains how the Inca government operated on a strict system of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"73\"\u003ereciprocity\u003c\/b\u003e. While the common people surrendered their personal freedoms and a portion of their labor to the Sapa Inca, the empire guaranteed that no citizen went hungry, naked, or unprotected. 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