Quipu

=Quipu= =by Dylan=

Do you know what a Quipu is? I do. Let me tell you something about it. Did you know that the Quipu was a recording device to keep track of things like money, crops, treasure ,and food. Royal accountants keep track of the things that the Incas brought back home. The quipu is made out of knots and strings. They tie knots in different places to keep track of things like deaths, birth, weapons, and people from the war. One knot keeps track of one item. The colors represent whatever item they’re keeping track of. Its kind of different than how America keeps track of things.



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