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How do scholars think the Inca used the quipu?

A. as a weapon, similar to an axe, to enforce laws in the kingdom


B. as part of the costume of the priest when performing rituals


C. as a writing system to record information about the ruler


D. as a record keeping system to keep track of economic information

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A. as a writing system to record information about the ruler  
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The correct answer is:

D. as a record keeping system to keep track of economic information.

Explanation:

Quipus, also known as khipus or talking knots, were registering devices historically used in a number of cultures and particularly in the region of Andean South America. The cords included numeric and other values encoded by knots in a base ten positional system. The only potential Incan example of encoding and recording information could have been cryptic knotted strings identified as khipu.

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