Lost Worlds of South America
Season 1
Ep 20. The Inca-Gifts of the Empire
- TV-PG
- November 20, 2012
- 28 min
As a glimpse into how the empire functioned so effectively, learn about the Mit'a, a system of labor taxation, noting the services subjects provided to the empire and how they benefited in return. Grasp the Inca's ingenious technology of road building, suspension bridges, and freeze-drying vegetables, and how they eliminated hunger.