Choose one question and write your answer in the text book…
Choose one question and write your answer in the text book provided Please note; Answering “yes or no” for some of the sub-questions is not enough, of course. You need to provide examples and context in order to earn full credit 1. Where and when did the Sumerian civilizations flourish? Do we have original documents from this civilizations? How did the Sumerian wrote their numbers ? Did they use an additive or positional system of numbers? It it true that the Sumerians proved Pythagoras theorem? Compare their system of numbers with the one that we use nowadays, pointing out similarities and differences. 2. Where and when did the ancient Greek civilization initially flourish? Do we have original document for this civilization? How did ancient Greeks write their numbers? Was their system of numbers positional or additive? Do we have records of the Greek arithmetic and of how they did their operations? Compare their system of numbers with the one used by the ancient Romans, pointing out similarities and differences 3. When was Roma founded? What forms of government did Roma have before it became an empire? What is the Roman’s contribution to the progress in mathematics? Name at least two scientists who lived during the Roman empire and describe their lasting contribution to mathematics