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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A ____ was an ancient memory aid device to record and document numbers, quantities, or even messages.
A
Tally sticks
B
Abacus
C
Napier’s Bones
D
Slide Rule
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A tally stick (or simply tally) was an ancient memory aid device used to record and document numbers, quantities and messages. Tally sticks first appear as animal bones carved with notches during the Upper Palaeolithic; a notable example is the Ishango Bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tally sticks were a form of receipt for government income which originated in the middle ages. Tallies were regularly destroyed over the centuries by the Exchequer which had offices in the Palace of Westminster, but following its abolition in 1826, a large quantity of tallies-some two cartloads-were left behind.

Detailed explanation-3: -Made of hazel wood, the sticks contained notches denoting the amounts that had been paid; the notched sticks were split into two lengthwise, one half (the stock) being held by the payer and the other (the foil) being retained by the Exchequer.

Detailed explanation-4: -King Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, assumed the throne of England in 1100 AD, and in an effort to enhance his power, invented a unique money system called the tally stick system.

Detailed explanation-5: -The most prominent and best recorded use of the split tally stick or “nick-stick” being used as a form of currency was when Henry I introduced the tally stick system in medieval England in around 1100.

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