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How are quipus different from records kept by European and Asian societies at around the same time?

A.

Quipus used a pictorial alphabet.
B.

Quipus conveyed information through a pattern of knots on strings.
C.

Quipus used a phonetic alphabet.
D.

Quipus were oral, not written, records.

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User Pmrotule
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Answer:

Correct answer B.

The knots in the dangling strings represented numbers.

Step-by-step explanation:

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User Jack Nutkins
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Quipu are different from records kept by European and Asian societies at around the same time:

B. Quipus conveyed information through a pattern of knots on strings.

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