Labor and State
lLabor on state and religious land was demanded rather than tribute in kind.
lWomen had to weave cloth
for the court and religious
use.
lSome women were taken as concubines for the Inca or as temple servants.
lEach community, was
controlled by the ayllus and
aimed at self-sufficiency.
lMost males were peasants
and herders.
lWomen worked
in the household, wove cloth, and
aided in agriculture.
lSince Andean people recognized parallel descent, property passed in both lines. 