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.

Bonus question: according to wikipedia, in chinese philosophy yin and yang "describes how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent." what are some examples from the story that amy tan may have intentionally incorporated elements of yin and yang philosophy into this story? select 2.

Political boundaries are determined by the political party in control at all time true or false

The seven weeks’ war between austria and prussia italy add the province of to the kingdom of italy.