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← HistoryWhich outcome risked misinterpreting historical Inca trade volumes when humidity affected quipu?
A)Reduced knot differentiation✓
B)Compromised llama breeding
C)Impaired mortar stability
D)Weakened suspension bridges
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Changes in humidity affected the string tension and deteriorated the textile material of the quipu, altering knot size via capillary action. This negatively impacts the distinct separation required for numerical accounting, because changes obscure original data, rather than alternatives such as bridge integrity or mortar composition.
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