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The Story of One: Part 1

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Quiz over the first 20 minutes of the documentary "The Story of One."

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1
Who was the famous Greek mathematician mentioned in the video?
Archimedes
Thales
Euclid
Pythagoras
2
What was the new way that Egyptians began using 'one'?
They used it to measure speed.
They used it to measure length or distance.
They used it to measure angles.
They used it to measure time.
3
Smaller, everyday numbers were represented in Egypt by hieroglyphs ____________.
derived from Roman numerals.
representative of toil.
fit for a Pharaoh.
written on clay tablets.
4
Australian aborigines have no concept of counting because ___________.
they live in Australia.
anthropologists said so.
they are too advanced.
numbers just aren't in their vocabulary.
5
Why did tokens change history?
with tokens, people could begin to subtract
tokens were game pieces
the tokens were used as currency
they could finally play arcade games
6
How do we know ancient man could count?
ancient writings
notches on bone
because math
ancient man used the same numbers we use today
7
Pythagoras loved which types of numbers?
odd
even
decimal
whole
8
What is pictured?
an ancient stone from outer space
a record of accounting in a clay envelope
a clay ball for playing an ancient sport
a complex ancient puzzle
9
Why was math needed by ancient people?
People needed math to hunt.
Wandering nomads needed math to forage for food.
People needed math to discover fire.
People in cities needed math to organize everyday life.
10
Which civilization invented the first writing (which was numbers)?
Romans
Sumerians
Egyptians
Greeks
11
What did Pythagoras believe was made up of numbers?
all of these
reason
music
nature
12
What number did not exist for most of history?
1
0
1/3
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