Ancient Egypt History for Kids - Ancient Egyptian Math and Symbols - See if you can add it up! Illustration

Ancient Egypt for Kids
Ancient Egyptian Math

They made great contributions to modern mathematics. They discovered decimals, fractions, the number zero, negative numbers and even the value of Pi. They had an understanding of solid geometry and used it in their construction.

The ancient Egyptian number system was composed of 7 symbols - a single stroke, a heel bone (upside-down smile), a coil of rope, a lotus plant, a finger, a frog, and a kneeling god.

With these 7 symbols, the clever Egyptians could add, subtract, multiple, and divide and count into the many millions! They even created a system of algebra, which helped them build the pyramids.

Take a look! Click on the links below to try your hand at math the ancient Egyptian way.

Math Cats - The ancient Egyptian way to write fractions

Ancient Egyptian Math

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