Today’s world allows us to communicate with anyone regardless of social class, or even social status. But this was not the case with the Inca Civilization. If you had to communicate, you had to be within the same social class, or else you would be punished. Strange, isn’t it?
The Incas had four main social classes. The Sapa Inca, the emperor or the king, was the top of the Inca social class. Sapa Inca’s wife was called the Coya; she served as the queen of the society.
Below the royals were the nobility, who were the relatives of the royals. But there was another way to be in the nobility class and that was by achieving distinction through education or other training fields.
The majority of Inca society was composed of Ayllu. Ayllu members were expected to take care of the cattle’s and had many other important tasks. They were often responsible for the preservation and care of honoured mummies of the ancestors. In exchange for their work, they were paid.