Packet 5: Tossup 9

Original language term required. A form of this system called faenas is still used in rural communities like the town of Ocra, which were founded during 1960s land reforms. John Murra argued this system organized “energy” in areas that he called “islands” and that it mimicked cultural values of hospitality, as organizers called (-5[1])kuraka were expected to provide people (15[1])with generous (-5[1])portions of beer. A revival of this system (15[1]-5[1])that ignored traditional boundaries was created by (*) Francisco de Toledo to support the new mining town (10[2])of (10[1]-5[1])Huancavelica. (10[2])This system (10[1])organized (10[1])rotations (-5[1])of people (10[1]-5[1])from (-5[1])different (10[1]-5[1])households (10[1]-5[1])called ayllu (10[2]-5[1])to build rope bridges (10[1])and stations for the (-5[1])Qhapaq Ñan road (10[1])system. For 10 points, Spanish authorities in Peru continued the use of what system of state-mandated labor created by the Inca? (10[1])■END■ (10[5]0[3])

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