The Inca Empire was split into four quarters. At the top of the social triangle was the Sapa Inca, or the emperor, under that were the governors of the four quarters. The four quarters were then split into provinces; another set of rulers ran those. Then there were the local rulers and leaders, and, below everything, the ordinary people.
Farmers, servants
I believe the Inca's government was a monarchy... the Emperor (or Sapa Inca) ruled the empire with the help of the Apus. The Apus lived in Cuzco and reported to the Sapa Inca. Other then that it was sorta like a pyramid, First the Sapa Inca, then the Apus, next the Local governors (They reported to the Apus inca).Scheff, D. (2002). Ancient Civilizations Incas. Austin, N.Y. Steadwell books
there was no topa inca
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Well, the Inca's had the least advanced class structure of their time. The Maya and Aztecs were more advanced. However, the Inca split their social structure up in to 3 classes. At the top was the emperor, who ruled the land. Next was the nobles who were highly ranked people that helped keep control of the vast empire with the emperor. Finally, there was the commoners, the every day Inca's. The warriors were also considered a class of their own, but did not fit in the social pyramid beause of their unique jobs.
The Inca empire was one of the most important in Central America. It was organized by social class and a political system.
Sapa Inca
Sapa Inca
The upper class was the emperor, government officials, and priests. The lower class was farmers and artisans.
The social class that existed on the bottom level of the social hierarchy under the Inca Empire were the Hatun Runakuna, who were commoners and peasants. They worked the land and were responsible for agricultural labor to support the empire.
Sapa Inca
Yes, the Inca Empire had a social hierarchy system that was based on a class structure with the emperor at the top, followed by nobles, priests, craftsmen, and farmers. Social status was largely determined by birth and was reinforced through economic, political, and religious structures.
Conquered nobles
The social class in Inca society that enjoyed more rights than commoners but fewer rights than nobles were the "kurakas." Kurakas were local leaders who acted as intermediaries between the commoners and the Inca nobility, overseeing administrative and judicial matters within their communities. They had privileges such as land ownership and exemptions from certain labor obligations, but did not hold the same elevated status as the noble class.
Well, caste is the Hindi word for social class, so I guess India. But the first civilization to use social classes is the Inca Empire
Sapa Inca