What Was the Purpose of the Incas Strange Strings

The Kuipu was an invention of the Incas, an ancient civilization in ........

• Chile
• South America

• Argentina
• Brazil

How many quipu"s remain intact today?

• Nearly 3000
• Around 1000
• Approximately 600
• About 200

The Kuipu is made from hundreds of

• woven fabrics
• painted stones
• knotted strings
• carved wood

What is the job of an archaeologist ?

• The job of an archaeologist is to investigate and interpret past human cultures through material remains.
• To analyze weather patterns and climate change.
• To study animal behavior in the wild

• To design and build modern structures.

The knots were tied to the dangling strings to represent

• decorative elements
• patterns

• weight distribution
• numbers

Each group of Kuipus represents the power of 10, Depending on their position , knots can stand for

• two, eights , twenties

• ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands

• ones. fives. tens and thousands

• 8

The Kuipu worked as a -------

• record-keeping device or

  calculator

• musical instrument
• cooking tool
• farming equipment

The knots on a Kuipu represent ......

• cultural practices
• geographical locations
• numerical values and information
• historical events

They hope to reconstruct the quipu code based on this and otherrepeating patterns of knots, What is the meaning of the word reconstruct in this context ?

• To destroy or dismantle completely.
• To create something new from scratch.
• To modify an existing structure without changing its form.
• To build or form again; to recreate.

Fragments of a quipu was found in a box of manuscripts .Define the word fragments as is used in this context ,

• Incomplete pieces of manuscripts.
• Complete manuscripts
• Random notes
• Published articles