What were the Incan "Quipu" knotted strings used for?
Correct answer: Record keeping

PerkyLin
Knew this because I watch lots of documentaries on TV!

Laura
Good description, and fascinating topic!

That Cøunt, Ray Bumpkin
Always pick the shortest answer - ha ha ;)

Chris RN
Now just HOW exactly would their use impede Christianity? Sounds a bit fishy to me.

sillybee
lots more information is being uncovered, not just the knots but the direction in which the wool was spun and twined together also had meanings, also probably the colours and their combinations there is still so much information to be explored and understood quite fascinating

Player #120374466
Chris RN, The same organization didn't allow the common European to have access the Scriptures. And most couldn't read Latin anyway.

sillybee
Christine, it may have been looked at as a secret language, the Incas had no writing. "What you don't understand can be dangerous"