But the White House isnât pushing for such a treaty, in part because senior officials know it would never pass. Congress approved more than 1,500 treaties in the first 200 years of the U.S. governmentâs existence, a number so large that some White House officials might be tempted to test their luck with the Iran talks.
Updated April 14, 2017. Quipu is the Spanish form of the Inca (Quechua language) word khipu, a unique form of ancient communication and information storage used by the Inca Empire, their competition and their predecessors in South America. Scholars believe that quipus record information in the same way as a cuneiform tablet or a painted symbol on papyrus do.
Ancient Inca Facts. The Inca Empire, also known as the Inka Empire or Incan Empire, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The man who established the Inca Empire was Manco Capac in 1438. 2  Manco Capac declared himself Sapa Inca, divine son of the Sun. 3  He was a skilled warrior and leader who exercised absolute power. 4  Most historians agree there were thirteen emperors during the time when the Inca Empire existed.