Packet 5: Tossup 9

Original language term required. A form of this system called faena is still used in rural communities like the town of Ocra, which were founded during 1960s land reforms. John Murra argued this system organized the “energy” of social units in areas that he called “islands” (-5[1])and that it mimicked values of hospitality, as organizers called kuraka (-5[1])were expected (-5[1])to provide (15[1])generous portions of beer. A revival of this system that ignored traditional boundaries was created by (*) Francisco de (10[1])Toledo (-5[1])to support the new mining town of (10[1])Huancavelica. (10[1])This system (-5[1])organized rotations of people from different households called (-5[1])ayllu (10[1])to build rope (-5[1])bridges and stations for the (10[1])Qhapaq Ñan (10[1])road system. For 10 points, Spanish authorities (10[1])in Peru continued the use of what system (10[1])of state-mandated labor created by the Inca? ■END■ (10[4]0[2])

ANSWER: mit’a [or the mita; accept mink’a; prompt on ayllu before mentioned and ask “what other system was organized based on the ayllu?”]
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2026 NAFTA at Stanford01/17/2026475%0%50%96.00
2026 NAFTA at UBC01/17/2026250%0%50%115.00
2025 NAFTA Online02/14/20264100%25%25%95.75
2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt02/14/20263100%0%67%120.00
2025 NAFTA at Toronto09/13/20255100%0%20%104.40
2025 NAFTA at Maryland09/27/2025450%0%75%113.50
2025 NAFTA at Harvard10/04/20253100%33%33%90.67
2025 NAFTA at Oxford10/11/2025475%25%50%94.00
2025 NAFTA at Chicago11/08/2025683%0%17%91.20
2025 NAFTA at Columbia11/08/2025580%0%60%108.00
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