The Inca people were fascinating and highly organized.

The Inca society was very organized. Everyone understood his or her position in the social pyramid. At the top of the pyramid were the Sapan Inca. and his wife who was his sister. Next were the high priest and the army chief. The four Apus. followed and were the chief officers of the four quarters.

The highest ranks of administrative work were mostly the Inca family. The judges, generals and civil servants formed the privileged ranks and below them were the local administrators. Below the privileged class were the special craftsmen and at the bottom of the pyramid were the farmers and fishermen and a large group of people who formed the base of the Inca social structure.

A few girls were selected to be sun virgins, while most boys went into the army. If a child went to school they would be taught Quechua, the Inca language, the laws, religion, warfare, and how to read and write.