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A BRIEF HISTORY OF MATHS Maths/ICT Specific Task Pete Godber The Ancient Egyptians developed a system of numbers in the third millenium BC as did the Sumerians (of Modern Iraq). Both civilisations used versions of abacus. The Chinese developed their numbers about a thousand years later. In 876 BC, a symbol for zero was invented in India. However, when we think of ancient mathematicians, most people remember the Greeks. This is because maths was central to their way of life. The Greeks used maths to find out more about the world around them.
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