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How do the Ancient Egyptians and Mayans represent numbers larger than 1000?
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Emily Beattie
they used the logics of roman numerals in a way very differnt to ours 1000
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Who discoverd zero?
The MAYANS discovered the concept of zero:)
Where does the concept of zero come from?
The Middle East (Babylon circa 300 BC), and more accurately Central America by the Mayans around 300 AD. The Babylonians did not conceive of the idea of nothing as a number, where the Mayans did.
What civilization used the number system?
Mayans, Babylonians, Romans, Greeks, Chinese
What is a base 20 number system?
The Mayans based on the 20 number system because of 10 fingers and 10 toes. The Mayan number was very useful to the Mayans in the past. Today, they use the modern number system we use today.
Who invended math?
Different cultures have made their own forms of mathematics. The Mayans, Indians, Greeks, and Chinese all developed separate math systems. Our mathematics today comes mainly from ideas developed in ancient India and Greece. Algebra and other topics were taken from India to Arabia, where they were then transferred to Europe. Most of our geometry comes from the Greeks. Calculus was developed in Europe by Sir Isaac Newton.
Who built stone pyramids?
Mayans and the ancient Egyptians
Who used ancient hieroglyphs?
The most known are the Egyptians. Other civilizations used them like the Mayans.
What civilization used hieroglyphics?
The Maya Indians in Central America. : - (
Who used pyramids for burying kings?
The Ancient Egyptians used pyramids for burying their kings, or pharaohs. These massive structures served as tombs for the pharaohs, containing their remains and treasures for the afterlife. The most famous of these pyramids is the Great Pyramid of Giza, built for Pharaoh Khufu.
Did other religious groups build pyramids?
Pyramids were primarily built by ancient Egyptian and Mesoamerican civilizations for religious and ceremonial purposes. Other religious groups, such as the Mayans and Aztecs, also built pyramids, but the design and significance of these structures varied between cultures.
How many alphabets did ancient Mayans have?
The ancient Mayans didn't use alphabetic writing. Mayans used hieroglyphics.
Who invented the mayans?
Ancient MayansThe ancient Mayans created The Mayan calender .
What are hyroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics are symbols used for ancient writing. Hieroglyphics represents whole words or thoughts, rather than individual sounds. Many ancient cultures used hieroglyphs including the Mayans and Egyptians.
What does the shell represent in the Mayans?
a zero
Did Egyptians have a number zero?
The ancient Egyptians did not have a number zero. The Mayans knew the number zero and the Indians also knew (independent from another). The Indians passed it on to the Arabs and the Arabs brought it to the Mediterranean and later all of Europe.
What ancient civilization's calendar gave rise to our modern calendar?
Ancient Egyptians calendar (=The ancient civilization's calender that gave rise to our modern calender was the Aztecs.
Did Egyptians copy hiroglificks from the Mayans?
first of all, what the hell are hiroglificks? if you mean hieroglyphs, then no. the Mayans lived in Mexico thousands of years after the Egyptians died out. unless you believe doctor who is real, then the Egyptians couldn't possibly have copied them.
