FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Question
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For what purpose did the Inca use the device known as the quipu?
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farming
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cooking
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counting
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writing
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A quipu usually consisted of cotton or camelid fiber strings. The Inca people used them for collecting data and keeping records, monitoring tax obligations, collecting census records, calendrical information, and for military organization.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Incas had developed a method of recording numerical information which did not require writing. It involved knots in strings called quipu. The quipu was not a calculator, rather it was a storage device.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Incas had no formal written language, so quipus were important for keeping records and communicating over distances.
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