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What was one of the greatest inventions in the history of civilization?
What was one of the greatest inventions in the history of civilization?
- The storage of stones for counting
- The invention of counting techniques
- The creation of numbers (correct)
- The knowledge of counting
What did the invention of the number system including zero and rules for combining numbers help people with?
What did the invention of the number system including zero and rules for combining numbers help people with?
- Storing commodities
- Inventing counting techniques
- Creating confusion
- Answering questions about quantity (correct)
What was the way of having a count of belongings before the knowledge of counting?
What was the way of having a count of belongings before the knowledge of counting?
- Creating confusion
- Inventing the number system
- Storing stones for each commodity
- Putting scratches on the ground/stones (correct)
What type of questions could be answered with the invention of the number system?
What type of questions could be answered with the invention of the number system?
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What was the confusion caused by the absence of the knowledge of numbers?
What was the confusion caused by the absence of the knowledge of numbers?
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