The Measurement System
And Musical Instruments
The Incas used an item called a quipus to measure. Using a base of ten, the quipus had a main string about two feet long. Many additional colored strings were tied to the main string. Each string had knots in it. The color of the strings and the distance between knots all had meaning to the Incas. The quipus allowed messages to be carried by the Inca runners from one end of the empire to the other. Some people believe the Incas could even tell stories with the intricate knots of the quipus.
The Incas also created some musical instruments that we still use today. They invented many wind and percussion instruments. Drums and flutes were very popular. The panpipe was the most popular. A panpipe is a group of single pipes tied together in a row. Each pipe in the row makes a different sound, and he pipes are arranged very carefully. Panpipes are still played in the Andes Mountains today.
Sources: http://incas.mrdonn.org/inventions.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCiqDWC6N9U
http://www.kusipaco.com/alpackor_clone.html
The Incas also created some musical instruments that we still use today. They invented many wind and percussion instruments. Drums and flutes were very popular. The panpipe was the most popular. A panpipe is a group of single pipes tied together in a row. Each pipe in the row makes a different sound, and he pipes are arranged very carefully. Panpipes are still played in the Andes Mountains today.
Sources: http://incas.mrdonn.org/inventions.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCiqDWC6N9U
http://www.kusipaco.com/alpackor_clone.html