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The Very Beginning Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Roman Empire Babylonian Numeration

Demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of our numeration system by connecting concepts such as, counting, grouping and place values from the past to the present Recognize early systems of numeration Write numbers in Roman, Babylonian, Greek and Egyptian. The Very Beginning

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The Very Beginning Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Roman Empire Babylonian Numeration

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  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of our numeration system by connecting concepts such as, counting, grouping and place values from the past to the present • Recognize early systems of numeration • Write numbers in Roman, Babylonian, Greek and Egyptian

  2. The Very Beginning • Ancient Egypt • Ancient Greece • Roman Empire • Babylonian Numeration • The Mayans • Hindu-Arabic Numerals • Brief History of Zero • Timeline

  3. E D C B G F A A. African B. Egyptian C. Babylonian D. Greek E. Roman F. Mayan G. Hindu-Arabic

  4. First known form of counting • Used “grouping” • Ishango Bone c. 18,000 BC

  5. Ishango Region

  6. Developed in 3400 B.C. • Grouping by 10’s • Additive system • Disadvantages • Examples • 24 • 124 • 1240

  7. Write the following numbers: 672 42,320 345 567,922

  8. Rhind Papyrus, c. 1650 BC

  9. Moscow Papyrus, c. 1850 BC

  10. Ciphered numeration system • 3000 B.C. • Disadvantages • Examples • 24 • 124 • 1240

  11. Write the following numbers: 672 188 345 949 888 • Convert to our number system: 

  12. Zenon Papyri, c. 200 AD

  13. 500 B.C. – 100 A.D. • Grouping , additivity and subtraction • Positional • Disadvantages • Examples • 24 • 124 • 1240

  14. Write the following numbers: 672 24 1098 777 479 1776 Your birth year

  15. Convert to our present system: XL MDCXII MCMLXIV

  16. E D C B G F A A. African B. Egyptian C. Babylonian D. Greek E. Roman F. Mayan G. Hindu-Arabic

  17. Maximum Extent of the Babylonian Empire, c. 1750 BC Maximum Extent of the Egyptian Empire, c. 1500 BC Homeland & Colonies of Greek Civilization, c. 700 BC Maximum Extent of the Roman Empire, c. 15 AD Maximum Extent of the Roman Empire, c. 100 AD

  18. 3000 - 200 B.C. • Positional system • Place Values • Base of 60 • No place holder • Disadvantages • Examples Write the following numbers: • 24 48 • 124 672 • 1240 3702 • Convert to our number system V <

  19. Bablyonian Tablets, c. 1800 BC

  20. Bablyonian Tablets, c. 1800 BC

  21. 300 – 900 A.D. • Place value system • Base 20 • Introduced zero

  22. Mayan Codices

  23. 800 A.D. • 10 symbols • Grouping by “tens” • Place value • Additive and multiplicative

  24. Who discovered it? Why? • Place holder (space, “ , θ ) • A number itself (7th century India) • the sum of zero and a number is the number • zero subtracted from a number is the number • zero multiplied by a number is zero • zero divided by a number is zero • a number divided by zero is …… • Zero divide by zero is ….

  25. 3000 BC – Egyptian Numerals • 2000 BC – Babylonian (Iran/Iraq) • 400 BC – Greek Ciphered Numerals • 100 BC – 500 AD Roman Empire • 300 BC – Mayan (Central America) • 500 AD – Hindu Numerals • 800 AD – Arabs adopt Hindu Numerals • 500 – 1100 Dark Ages in Europe • 1202 – Fibonacci publishes Liber Abaci

  26. Which numeration system do you think works best? Why? • How important is zero in our Hindu Arabic System? • Do you think our numeration system will continue to evolve?

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