Egyptian Number System

The Egyptians used _____ as base their number.

• 1

• 10

• 20

• 100

Answer explanation

The had symbols for 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000, 1,000,000 and 10,000,000 (all multiples of 10!)

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Why did Egyptians introduced a new symbol for 10 ?

• Because they had nothing else to do

• Because it was fun to invent new symbols

• Because they were bored of the lines

• Because there would be too many lines

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CCSS.1.NBT.B.2B

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2C

What was the symbol for 10,000

• A single pencil

• A lotus flower

• A single finger

• A tadpole

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

How can we write 345

• Four horseshoes, 3 pieces of rope and five lines

• Five horseshoes, four lines and three bent sticks

• Three pieces of rope, four lines and five horseshoes

• None of the above!

Answer explanation

The order is not important when writing Egyptian numbers (each symbols is worth the same, no matter where you place it)

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CCSS.2.NBT.A.3

What are the similarities between the Hindu Arabic number system and the Egyptian number system​. (You can choose more than one option, if you want)

• They are both base ten systems

• They both use pictures of everyday things to represent numbers

• They both represent 1 with a symbol that looks like a line

• There no similarities

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CCSS.2.MD.B.6

There is archaeological evidence that as long ago as ______ the Egyptians were using a detailed number system.

• 3,600 AC

• 3,600 AD

• 3,500 BC

• 3,600 BC

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How many characters are there in the Egyptian numerals ?

• 9

• 7

• 6

• 8

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

The Egyptian number system was written in____

• hieroglyphics

• hieroglys

• pictures of daily life objects

• hierlogyphs

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Egyptians needed a symbol for zero.

• True

• False

Meaning of Hieroglyph ?

• a character used in a system of pictorial writing, particularly that form used on ancient Egyptian monuments.​

• name of the Egyptian civilisation

• a character used in a system of fictional writing, particularly that form used on ancient Egyptian monuments.​

• a character used in a system of pictorial writing, particularly that form used on ancient indian monuments.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4