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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
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