The Spanish changed the previous mit'a system to mine for and process silver. One seventh of the adult male native population from each district was required to work in silver mines for a year, being paid only subsistence wages. What are 2 reasons why the Spanish relied on natives as a labor source instead of importing slaves from Africa?
So Inca soldiers could concentrate on what they were doing and with enhanced loyalty. Colonial administrators instituted the Mita system in 1605, requiring indigenous men to perform two to four months of forced labor in the mines or factories owned by Spanish colonials.
In Mita people worked in building highways, construction of Emperor and nobles house, monuments, bridges, temple fields, Emperor fields and also in mines. The System.. Once a person turned into fifteen, it became obligatory to participate in the Mita. It remain mandatory for a person until he became fifty.
Government took care of the family who was absent in the while working in Mita. In Mita people worked in building highways, construction of Emperor and nobles house, monuments, bridges, temple fields, Emperor fields and also in mines. The System..
The Aztec state was very hierarchical, with an emperor at the top and a group of unruly nobles beneath him, just like Europe. And in addition, there was a class of powerful priests whose job it was to keep order in the cosmos.
What's surprising/unique about the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan? They have Chinampas, which are floating gardens that they use as as a source of food.
How might Tenochtitlan location have been both a benefit and a hindrance. It was a benefit because you could see attackers. but also a hindrance because its resources could be cutoff in times of war. Who was the ruler of Aztecs when Cortés and conquistadors came to Mexico?
The location for Tenochtitlan proved excellent as the waterways of the lake allowed the Aztec to easily travel and trade with other societies in the region. Also, the island location gave it better protection from any possible attack.
Colonial administrators instituted the Mita system in 1605, requiring indigenous men to perform two to four months of forced labor in the mines or factories owned by Spanish colonials. Thus the Incas' Mita system of forced labor for the common good was misused by the Spanish for mining gold and silver for the Crown.
Soldiers benefited.. When people were engaged in war, their fields were cultivated by Mita people. So this way soldier went to the wars knowing that their fields would be taken care of and their family would be well fed and clothed.
Machu Picchu has been declared as One of the Seven wonders of the world in 2007 at Lisbon, Spain. Mita system was one of the best invention of Inca government. Enormous construction of highways and structures were possible because of their Mita system. In this system all the people worked for government for a certain period.
Government took care of the family who was absent in the while working in Mita. In Mita people worked in building highways, construction of Emperor and nobles house, monuments, bridges, temple fields, Emperor fields and also in mines. The System.. Once a person turned into fifteen, it became obligatory to participate in the Mita.
All the filed of the Empire were divided into four category, like field of Temple, Curacas, The emperor and fields of the people.