The History of Math

Where did the word “mathematics” come from?

(1 Point)

• Greeks

• Chinese

• Indians

• Romans

The first ever mathematical artifact that is recorded in history is the _____.

• Lebombo bone

• Ishango bone

• cuneiform

• Plimpton 322 tablet

Which ancient civilization developed a numeral system based on hieroglyphic symbols?

• Egyptian

• Hindu

• Greek

• Babylonian

Which civilization was the first to discover "zero"?

• Chinese

• Indian

• Egyptian

• Babylonian

Which civilization was the first to use multiplication tables, writing them on clay tablets?

• Mayans

• Egyptians

• Sumerians

• Indians

Who is considered as the father of mathematics?

• Isaac Newton

• Carl Friedrich Gauss

• Archimedes

• Evariste Galois

Who is believed to be the first mathematician?

• Thales of Miletus

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Archimedes

• David Copperfield

What book did the Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi write, whose title became the origin of the term “algebra”?

• El-jibr

• Ul-zibre

• Al-jabr

• Al-habra

He was a Renaissance- and Reformation-era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth as the center of the universe.

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

• Aristarchus of Samos

• Columbus

This century came to be known as the Age of Scientific Revolution, which saw an unprecedented explosion of mathematical and scientific ideas across Europe.

• 18th century

• 16th century

• 19th century

• 17th century