Army And Warfare: The Sapa Inca
Army and Warfare
The incas always expanded their borders by conquering other cultures
Each time the army grew bigger the population also grew
Each time the army grew the warriors were replaced by professional officers
Warriors were between 25 and 50 years old
They made a military parade to make the opponents be in awe
In battles the incas were divided in three groups to be
They conquered army by army until their population was an estimate of 10 million people
The incas had one of the most advanced communication between them and that’s how they were so organised
They used slings made of cabuya or wool for long range or a bow and arrow
Their army had levels like the Chungacamayoc was the guardian of 10, the Picha Chungacamayoc was the guardian of 50, etc. …show more content…
Every warrior was proud to be a warrior
Below the Viceroy were the High Priests and they’re important because
Government
The king or ruler was called the Sapa Inca
The inca government was a monarchy
The empire was divided into quarters called “suyus” and those were Chinchay Suyu, Anti Suyu, Qulla Suyu, and Kunti Suyu
The laws were made by the Sapa Inca and passed by the tax collector and if they didn’t follow them they were punished really bad
An apu ruled each suyu but were not so important
The Sapa Inca’s principal wife was called the coya
The Sapa Incas had inspectors who checked that people were paying taxes and they were called "tokoyrikoq"
Under the Sapa Inca came the Viceroy who were relatives to the Sapa Inca and his closest advisor
The word "tokoyrikoq" means “he who sees
The incas always expanded their borders by conquering other cultures
Each time the army grew bigger the population also grew
Each time the army grew the warriors were replaced by professional officers
Warriors were between 25 and 50 years old
They made a military parade to make the opponents be in awe
In battles the incas were divided in three groups to be
They conquered army by army until their population was an estimate of 10 million people
The incas had one of the most advanced communication between them and that’s how they were so organised
They used slings made of cabuya or wool for long range or a bow and arrow
Their army had levels like the Chungacamayoc was the guardian of 10, the Picha Chungacamayoc was the guardian of 50, etc. …show more content…
Every warrior was proud to be a warrior
Below the Viceroy were the High Priests and they’re important because
Government
The king or ruler was called the Sapa Inca
The inca government was a monarchy
The empire was divided into quarters called “suyus” and those were Chinchay Suyu, Anti Suyu, Qulla Suyu, and Kunti Suyu
The laws were made by the Sapa Inca and passed by the tax collector and if they didn’t follow them they were punished really bad
An apu ruled each suyu but were not so important
The Sapa Inca’s principal wife was called the coya
The Sapa Incas had inspectors who checked that people were paying taxes and they were called "tokoyrikoq"
Under the Sapa Inca came the Viceroy who were relatives to the Sapa Inca and his closest advisor
The word "tokoyrikoq" means “he who sees