Incan Empire

Historical Developments that involve the Incan Empire

• Rulers continued to use religious ideas, art, and monumental architecture to legitimize their rule

• Newly developed colonial economies in the Americas largely depended on agriculture, utilized existing labor systems, including the Incan mit'a and introduced new labor systems including chattel slavery, indentured servitude, and encomienda and hacienda systems.

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