Babylonian Mathematics: Report on the mathematic systems used by Babalon. The assignment was for everyone in the senior class to report on a different acient form of mathematics.
Date Submitted: 08/04/2004 22:12:19
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 5 pages (1401 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 5 pages (1401 words)
The Babylonians lived in the area where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers emptied into the Persian gulf. Before the rise of this civilization, this area was dominated by two groups, the Sumerians and Akkadians. Because of this, the pre-babylonian area was normally referred to as Summer-Akkad. Thanks to the area's rich Mineral resources, predominately salt, and many trade routes, this area suffered almost constant attack from outside forces.
Eventually the outsiders succeeded. Semitic Amorites from …
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