Exam 4 Flashcards
in this, the land was divided between the church, state, and locals
Division of land, Inca and previou
inca economic system designed to meet institutional demands, declared that they owned everything, and they were giving it out to the people in exchange for labor
supply on command
the labor tax, “to take a turn”, .
Mit’a
reported the census data
Hatun runa
one who carried out mit’a duties
Mat’ayuq
“lifelong servants” to the inca state, possibly metal workers, fine textile weavers
Yanakuna
know of this via the visitas records, not too far from cuzco, gold and silver miners, construction in the cuzco area, retainers for wayna qhapaq, feather workers, weavers, dye makers, flock workers, military
Chupacho labor service
wayna qhapaq decded to establish these, brought in 14,000 people, certain places set aside for ritual goods for inti
state farms
western part of bolivia, wayna qhapaq is said to have visited there on his tour and decided to set up a farm
cochabamaba
sacred field in the sacred valley, set aside for inti, thought to have been one of the original fields that the incas marked when they came to the valley.
sausero
large stroehouses, thousands and thousands of storehouses in large complexes, found in all the places you might need supplies, pachakuti probably started them
Qollqa
master craftsperson, makes the finest of the textiles, finest other goods,
Kamayuq
.produced the closest thing to money for the inca, used a back strap loom
Weaving
essential to weaving, women would do it constantly with a drop spindle
Spinning
thick, used for blankets, durable, coarse, not as fine, not as tight, mostly for warmth
Chusi
common cloth, everyday clothing, maybe dyed, but not very elaborate
Awasqa
very fine, usually vicuna, tapestry weave, very tight, elaborate patterns, sometimes viscacha fur or bat fur
Qompi
red fringe, on the inca headdress, symbol of power made of textiles,
Mascaypacha
sash that secured the everyday wear, long rectangular cloth that is wrapped around
Chumpi
rectangualar tunic worn by the men, with a long cape over the top and a loin cloth underneath
Unqo
qompi masters, men weavers who did the feather textiles and made fine cloth for the nobility
Qompi kamayuq
made textiles for the king
Mamakuna
around lake titicaca, community establsihe to weave esxclusively 1000 households, they produced clothing for wayna qhapaq’s army, were given land to farm and support themselves.
Milliraya
this was used differently than other civilizations, commonly found in figurines
Metallurgy
wrote technology of power
Heather Lechtman
book written about metallurgy by Heather Lechtman
Technology of power
large rocks with ore that were worshipped
Mama acha
lareg sun image in the qorikancha, taken out to greet the sun each day and then returned, filled with the ashes of the organs of the kings
Punchao
this was fairly basic, one person working on their own gallery
Mining
not as important as textiles, were fired very hot
Pottery
ceramics, held things for the inca for ceremonies, held chich
Aryballoids
very high quality cups for drinking chicha,
keros
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stone working
method used for fitting one incan stone to another
scribe (scribe and cope)
became the base for spanish expeditions into south america
panama
illegitimate child of an army captain, with balboa, was one of the first explorers to see the pacific ocean, leads the expeditions into south america
Francisco Pizarro
partnered with Pizarro, goes back to panama after they run out of supplies the second time
Diego de Almagro
goes on a scouting mission to the south and captures a balsa rafter with merchants, takes them hostage
Bartolome Ruiz