What Was the Purpose of the Inca's Strange Strings

What genre is this story?

• Poetry

• Historical fiction

• Biography

• Persuasive article

The Inca's "strange strings" are called ____________.

• quail

• quibi

• quipu

• quaint

Which two types of researchers have tried to figure out how the quipu was used?

• psychologists

• paleontologists

• historians

• archaeologists

Which two explanations are presented in this story for the use of the Inca's strings?

• Math

• Tools

• Language

• Cooking

To represent means to ______________.

• shout out

• stand for something

• stand up

• search for

The researchers who say the knots in the quipu was used for counting and adding believe _______________________.

• higher values are at the top of the ropes

• higher values are at the bottom of the ropes

• some knots may represent the name of a city

• the ropes get tangled

The scientists who believe the quipu represents a form of language, believe _________________________.

• higher values are at the top of the ropes

• higher values are at the bottom of the ropes

• some knots may represent the name of a city

• the ropes get tangled

Which two things are true about the Incan Empire?

• They did not have roads.

• They had no written language.

• They did not use wheels.

• The empire spread over 300 miles

The amount something is worth is its _____________.

• value

• volume

• vary

• voice

Why can't we just ask the Inca people what the quipu were used for?

• They don't use language

• They like to keep secrets

• They no longer exist

• They are far away