MATH/HISTORY
TREASURE HUNT

Mesopotamia/Babylon

Question:  Where did the Babylonians Live?  Click Here

Where was this region located?  Click Here

Question: Write the number 12 using babylonian numerals. Click here

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egypt

Question:  The egyptians used had a different way of writing numbers than we use today.  Write the number 864 using egyptian numerals.   
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Question:  Name three reasons why the egyptians used mathematics   Click Here

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china

Question:  What tool did the chinese use to help them with mathematical calculations?  Click Here

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greece

question:  from whom did the greeks borrow many elements of mathematics?
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rome
Question:  How would you write the number "1732" in roman numerals?
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middle east/islamic world
Question:  what did islamic mathematics do for greek mathematics?
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