USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Quipus were a system of knotted strings that stored data and communicated information. Cultures across the ancient Andean world used this system for thousands of years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Quipus (kee-poo), sometimes called talking knots, were recording devices used by the Inka Empire, the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The word quipu comes from the Quechua word for “knot.” A quipu usually consisted of colored, spun and plied thread or strings from llama hair.

Detailed explanation-3: -The quipu consists of strings which were knotted to represent numbers. A number was represented by knots in the string, using a positional base 10 representation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Incas may not have bequeathed any written records, but they did have colourful knotted cords. Each of these devices was called a khipu (pronounced key-poo). We know these intricate cords to be an abacus-like system for recording numbers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Quipu was a collection of knots, a method of keeping records of various things. It was used by the Incas, although they adopted it from other ancient Andean cultures that they conquered. It had the main function of keeping records as well as communicating information.