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As a writing system to record information about the ruler
The Inca's used the quipu to record numbers since they didn't have a form of writing. The quipu is a system of strings and knots used to represent numbers so that the Inca's wouldn't have to write down anything.
The invention is Quipu..
to keep record
Such person is called a Quipucamayuc, which can be translated along the lines of 'He who possesses the power to read the knots'.
The Aztecs developed a complex writing system using pictograms and ideograms. However, the Incas did not have a formal writing system. They used a system of knotted strings called quipu for record-keeping and communication.
quipu a bunch of knots on string that is in varies colors and sizes
As a writing system to record information about the ruler
A Inca Quipu is a string with many knots used to record information as there was no system of writing during the Inca empire. The strings were often colored to represent something.
The Inca had no writing system. Instead, they kept records using a system of knotted strings called the quipu. The lack of a fully developed writing system, however, did not prevent the Inca from attaining a high level of cultural achievement.
The Inca had no writing system. Instead, they kept records using a system of knotted strings called the quipu. The lack of a fully developed writing system, however, did not prevent the Inca from attaining a high level of cultural achievement.
The Inca's used the quipu to record numbers since they didn't have a form of writing. The quipu is a system of strings and knots used to represent numbers so that the Inca's wouldn't have to write down anything.
The writing system used by the Incas is called Quipus, also referred to as "talking knots." A quipu was colored threads made of llama or alpaca hair, or cotton. A quipu could have up to 2,000cords, and can be compared to a string mop. The quipus may have been attached to wood bases. This system helped the Incas collect and record data, tax records, census records, military organization and calendars.
It is a system called Quipu/ Quipo/ Khipu
The Incas used a system of knotted cords called quipus for recording information and keeping records. Each knot, its position, and the color of the cords represented different types of information such as numbers, dates, and events. The quipu served as a form of communication and record-keeping in the Inca Empire.
No, nothing like it at all. The Greeks used an alphabet. The Incas used a system of colored cords with knots at certain intervals. This system was called quipu. Scientists are trying at present to decipher the Inca writing by means of computer applications.
The Incas are significant because the created so many things. An Example of this is the quipu. The quipu is a type of writing system to record historical events and accounts. The Incas also made many different archeological places such as Macchu Piccu. Does this answer the question? Yes it does Goodbye Peeps!