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After the Spanish took over they forced the Inca into labor, unlike the Incas way of labor the Spanish came and modified their ways making even the lowest peasant could be assured of a minimal level of subsistence. they also started to tax the Inca which is different then how their society worked before.

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In exchange for labor, the Inca government was expected to provide feasts for the people at certain times of the year. the Inca had no shops or markets therefore there was really no need for money or any sort of currency because there was nowhere to spend it. The Inca crafted many objects from gold and silver and they made beautiful art in the form of textiles. they made clothes made out of wool and cotton that were weaved and decorated in a multi color complex.

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Before the Spanish arrived in Peru, The Inca were a Monarchy ruled by a leader called Sapa Inca. At this time there was no real money for the Incas. However, they still used taxes. They would pay their taxes with food or commodities. Agricultural land was divided into 3 parts. One part was for farmers, the next was dedicated to worshiping the gods and the third was for Sapa Inca.

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Before the Spanish came a tried to take over the Inca had a important temple called Kiswarkancha and this temple was the site of Vracochas palace a 15th century emperor named after the creator deity worshiped by the Incas. They first practiced polytheism and worshiped multiple gods who they believed controlled natural events and weather patterns.

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The Inca and Their descendants were forced to assimilate the Spanish culture and religion, but their pride and faith in their own religion could not be altered . instead of succumbing to Spanish dominance, the Inca incorporated their own beliefs into Catholicism and made their own.

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The center of Inca power was the capitol Cuzco, 40,000 Incas governed and empire of almost 10 million people who spoke over 30 different languages. The administration relied heavily on a combination of personal relations, state largesse, ritual exchange, law enforcement and military might. The Inca empire soon extended across the western south america from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south.