Question

fix any errors in the passage below. when youre done, click \submit.\ many civilizations have thrived because of its powerful weapons, abundant natural resources, or savvy leaders. for the incas; however, small pieces of string were equally crucial to their success as an empire. a tool made of knotted wool, called the quipu, allowed the incas, the largest ancient south american civilization, to count their resources and population. for the inca empire, the quipu was a common and important thread throughout their history. the word \quipu\ means \knot\ in quechua the main language of the incas. quipus were made of knotted strings tied together—as

Explanation:

1. "it's" should be "its" as it is a possessive form here, not a contraction of "it is".
2. The semicolon after "Incas" should be a comma as "however" is a conjunctive adverb and the two - part sentence is not independent clauses separated by a strong break.
3. "Quechua the main language" should be "Quechua, the main language" to set off the appositive phrase correctly.

Answer:

Many civilizations have thrived because of its powerful weapons, abundant natural resources, or savvy leaders. For the Incas, however, small pieces of string were equally crucial to their success as an empire. A tool made of knotted wool, called the quipu, allowed the Incas, the largest ancient South American civilization, to count their resources and population. For the Inca empire, the quipu was a common and important thread throughout their history. The word “quipu” means “knot” in Quechua, the main language of the Incas. Quipus were made of knotted strings tied together—as