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QUESTION: Many people say old empires were complex and civilized. How did the use of khipu prove that the Inca Empire was a complex and civilized society? Use at least TWO examples from the passage to support your argument. Please write your answer in complete sentences.

Answer 1

Carrying Khipu for the Emperor

Sometimes runners carried fresh seafood up the steep slopes of the Andes to the table of the emperor in Cuzco. Often runners carried cargo even more important- khipu (KEE-poo). Khipu were the records of the Inca Empire. The Inca used them to record numbers-numbers telling everything from how much fine woven cloth was in the royal storehouses to how many Inca soldiers had died in a battle.

A khipu was made of a cord with knotted strings attached. The strings’ colors conveyed important information. Red might stand for soldiers, for example, or yellow for gold retrieved from river beds. Everything about the knots- their size, their number, how far apart they were- had meaning. Only those highly skilled in reading khipu could understand the complicated system. The knowledge was passed down from father to son. With this system of roads, runners, and khipu, the emperor kept up with what was happening in his realm.

Like most emperors, the Inca ruler reserved the best for himself. All of the realm’s gold and silver belonged to him. Inca gold- or “sweat from the sun,” as they called it-came not from land mines but from rivers in the north. Finely wrought gold adorned the emperor’s stone palace. Skilled artisans crafted fine jewelry for the emperor and his family. If he was in a generous mood, the emperor might give gold nose rings or other jewelry to favored subjects.

The Inca revered their rulers even after death. Like the ancient Egyptians, the Inca mummified their dead. They treated the mummies of deceased emperors as if they were still alive. They brought the mummies to public ceremonies, and a dead ruler’s palaces, servants, and riches were still considered his property. A newly crowned emperor had to gain his own sources of wealth by conquering more territories.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Do you have anything that you wrote

Answer 4

Umm. The Khipu was made of a cord with knotted strings attached. The strings’ colors conveyed important information.

Answer 5

Everything about the knots- their size, their number, how far apart they were- had meaning. Only those highly skilled in reading khipu could understand the complicated system. The knowledge was passed down from father to son. With this system of roads, runners, and khipu, the emperor kept up with what was happening in his realm.

Answer 6

that showed it because they were able to read string not many people could do that or even come up with that idea they used resources most people couldn't

Answer 7

Ok

Answer 8

sorry my mom made me wash some clothes :/

Answer 9

its okay am i right?

Answer 10

The khipu was made of a cord with knotted strings attached. The strings’ colors conveyed important information. Everything about the knots- their size, their number, how far apart they were- had meaning. Only those highly skilled in reading khipu could understand the complicated system. The knowledge was passed down from father to son. With this system of roads, runners, and khipu, the emperor kept up with what was happening in his realm.

Answer 11

Yeah i think so

Answer 12

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Answer 13

sure

Answer 14

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