In a paper of 1500-2000 words, please answer the following:
Tom Patterson argues that the Inca Empire was a class-stratified, state-based society, with a tributary mode of production. How was the tributary mode of production organized in the Inca Empire prior to Spanish contact? How did the Spanish insert themselves into this structure, and transform Andean society from the 1530s through the 1570s?
Support your argument with evidence from the book. Use citations that include page #s from the text.