CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN
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Question
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The Egyptians developed a solid understanding of mathematics. Their ability to construct the great ____ proves their command of arithmetic, or addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. (pg. 118)
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caves
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pyramids
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bridges and bird cages
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rock formations
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Egyptians contributed to the development of modern mathematics. They conceived the first number system in history. In addition, they used a number system to store their knowledge. The Egyptians were also the first people to develop a numerical notation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Herodotus seems to have known of the abacus as an aid for computation by both Greeks and Egyptians, and about a dozen stone specimens of Greek abaci survive from the 5th and 4th centuries bce.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most Egyptologists believe that the pyramids were built using the Egyptian royal cubit measurement, where a royal cubit = 7 palms and 1 palm = 4 digits (fingers) and which may measure 523.55 mm.
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