Three Cheers for Ancient History!

I've always been the person that was fascinated by ancient history...It's just so ancient!  So when the class went over 'ancient numeration systems', I was quite surprised at my frustration.  When we learn to count, sometimes we take for granted how difficult it really is to learn.  So, I thought I'd share two of these today: the Egyptian Numeration system and the Babylonian Numeration system.

The Egyptian system is actually not so tough to pick up because the ancient Egyptians use a base of 10. Here is a little video that explains further:




Ok. So that isn't so hard right? Well, the Babylonian Numeration System is a bit more difficult.  First, they only use two symbols.  Second, instead of base 10, they use bas 60!!!



So does this make a little more sense?? It does take some practice to really understand these systems, believe me I know!  So, for more background information and more practice, click here!