Economy of the Inca

Economy

• The Inca's economy was a very professional system.
• No currency was needed.
• The economy's power was measured in labor force, possession of lands, and possession of state herds.
• Labor was the primary currency of the Inca economy.

Trade

• The Incas traded with many tribes.
• They traded squash, potatoes, and fruit.
• The lower valleys provided potatoes, maize, manioc, squash, beans, chili peppers, peanuts, and cotton.
• The hills above provided, white potatoes, cereal grains, medicine, feathers, and animal skins.
• Their favorite thing to trade was gold.

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