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The invention is Quipu..
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.
As a writing system to record information about the ruler
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Such person is called a Quipucamayuc, which can be translated along the lines of 'He who possesses the power to read the knots'.
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The purpose of Ayllu in the Incan government was to provide border security. The Mit'a contributed to the Incan government in the form of labor.
The prevailing theory is that quipu, or khipu (a system of knotted strings) is not only a record-keeping system, but actually a type of language. There are accounts of Incan people "reading" or writing history into the strings, in addition to the clear indications that people can read now, of numbers. Unfortunately, after those observations, most of the quipu were destroyed because they were denounced as instruments of Satan, so there are only a limited number left to study. Some scholars believe that the quipu don't contain language at all, and that they were only mnemonic devices helping their creators to tell stories they had already memorized. They are putting together a quipu database to try to tell whose theories are correct.
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Catherine Mutz has written: 'Quipu' -- subject(s): Incas, Quipu, Antiquities
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The main purpose of the Incan roads, known as the Qhapaq Ñan, was to facilitate communication, trade, and transportation throughout the Inca Empire. These roads connected the vast territories of the empire, enabling the movement of goods, people, and information efficiently across diverse landscapes.
The proper adjective for "Incan" is Incan.
They did not develop a written language. The Inca communicated through a system of knots called quipu.
The invention is Quipu..
The purpose of the ayllu in Incan society was to serve as a fundamental social and economic unit where families worked together on collective tasks, shared resources, and supported each other. It helped to foster a sense of community, cooperation, and reciprocity among its members, contributing to the overall stability and cohesion of the society.