
What Was the Purpose of the Inca's Strange Strings?
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5th Grade
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a quipu?
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A quipu is a collection of colored strings and knots used by the Inca civilization for record-keeping and communication.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What was the purpose of the Inca's strange strings?
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The purpose of the Inca's strange strings, or quipus, was to serve as a 3-D language written in thread and as a mathematical calculator.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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True or False: Quipus are made of cotton and wool strings, sometimes hundreds of them, attached to a thicker horizontal cord.
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True
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does it mean for a text to be persuasive?
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A persuasive text tries to convince the reader to support or oppose an idea.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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True or False: Researchers have found identical knot patterns in the strings of different quipus.
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False
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What materials were quipus made from?
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Quipus were made from cotton and wool strings.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the significance of the colors in a quipu?
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The colors in a quipu may represent different categories of information or data.
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