Question

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

Answer 1

b. quipus conveyed information through a pattern of knots on strings

Unlike records kept by European and Asian societies, quipus used a unique system of recording information through knot patterns on strings, rather than written language or pictorial symbols.