https://padlet.com/3283712/yfn5jqsnj9ih6n4v Economy en-us 2021-11-08 19:47:44 UTC 2025-12-15 14:52:02 UTC hello@padlet.com 3283712 https://padlet.com/3283712/yfn5jqsnj9ih6n4v/wish/1876202657 An economy is the large set of inter-related production and consumption activities that aid in determining how scarce resources are allocated. In an economy, the production and consumption of goods and services are used to fulfill the needs of those living and operating within it.

]]> 2021-11-08 19:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/3283712/yfn5jqsnj9ih6n4v/wish/1876202657 3283712 https://padlet.com/3283712/yfn5jqsnj9ih6n4v/wish/1879315439 The Inca economy was unlike any other. Instead of using money to pay taxes, the citizens would pay the government in labor hours. This tax system was called mita. In this tax system, each household was told what work they had to do by the government.

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Textbook: page 425]]> 2021-11-10 18:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/3283712/yfn5jqsnj9ih6n4v/wish/1882193268 3283712 https://padlet.com/3283712/yfn5jqsnj9ih6n4v/wish/1882202298 If a Inca native wasn't a farmer, they would have to work harder jobs. Some villagers would make cloth for the government which was very difficult. other Incas had to work in mines, served in the army, or helped build roads to pay off their labor they owed.

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