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Babylonians

They had their own symbols for numbers They built the House of Wisdom They built ziggurats They studied astronomy They invented fractions They traded a lot Write numbers on bones They were successful learners. Babylonians. They had their own symbols for numbers

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Babylonians

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  1. They had their own symbols for numbers They built the House of Wisdom They built ziggurats They studied astronomy They invented fractions They traded a lot Write numbers on bones They were successful learners Babylonians

  2. They had their own symbols for numbers • They built the House of Wisdom • They built ziggurats • They studied astronomy • They invented fractions • They traded a lot • Write numbers on bones • On clay tablets • They were successful learners Babylonians

  3. Ancient Greeks • Plato had the idea of the perfect forms • Their mathematicians included, Thales, Archimedes, Pythagoras • They held the Olympics • They made beautiful flower pots • They were good fighters • The Olympics were held • They made beautiful sculptures • They had great libraries • They created a printing press

  4. Ancient Greeks • Plato had the idea of the perfect forms • Their mathematicians included, Thales, Archimedes, Pythagoras • They held the Olympics • They made beautiful flower pots Vases but they weren’t used for flowers (water and wine instead) • They were good fighters • The Olympics were held • They made beautiful sculptures • They had great libraries Just one – in Alexandria • They created a printing press

  5. Middle Ages • The House of Wisdom was built • The Black Death was spread by fleas • Medicine in Europe improved significantly • It was the beginning of philosophy • Islamic countries were more developed than Europe • People were very superstitious • England frequently invaded other countries • The Muslims used the stars to indicate where they were

  6. Middle Ages • The House of Wisdom was built • The Black Death was spread by fleas • Medicine in Europe improved significantly Medicine in Europe was rubbish! • It was the beginning of philosophy The Greeks?! • Islamic countries were more developed than Europe • People were very superstitious • England frequently invaded other countries • The Muslims used the stars to indicate where they were

  7. Renaissance • Newton discovered the laws of gravity • Einstein built on earlier discoveries to develop the laws of gravity • There were discoveries in Africa • Mathematicians included Leibniz andPascal • People were very religious • People began to believe that humans were beautiful and study the human body • Leonardo da Vinci was born • People worked in factories • They made a lot of machinery • They created books

  8. Renaissance • Newton discovered the laws of gravity • Einstein built on earlier discoveries to develop the laws of gravity • There were discoveries in Africa • Mathematicians included Leibniz andPascal • People were very religious • People began to believe that humans were beautiful and study the human body • Leonardo da Vinci was born • People worked in factories • They made a lot of machinery • They created books They created the printing press

  9. Industrial Revolution • Factories were significant • A computer was designed • There was lots of pollution and smog which caused poor health • Many kids didn’t live beyond five • There were many coal mines • Trains were invented • There were fewer farms and less open space • London was highly populated due to jobs • Electricity powered the lights

  10. Industrial Revolution • Factories were significant • A computer was designed Babbage designed a computer • There was lots of pollution and smog which caused poor health • Many kids didn’t live beyond five • There were many coal mines • Trains were invented • There were fewer farms and less open space • London was highly populated due to jobs • Electricity powered the lights Only in a handful of places right at the end of the Industrial Revolution – most public lights were gas lamps

  11. Twentieth century • World War I and World War II happened • Charles Babbage helped to invent the first computers • The first televisions were invented • Fermat’s Last Theorem was solved by Andrew Wiles • Humans used Apollo 11 to land on the moon for the first time • Turing broke the Enigma Code • Intricate building designs • Advances in technology • There were massive slums in England

  12. Twentieth century • World War I and World War II happened • Charles Babbage helped to invent the first computers 19th century • The first televisions were invented • Fermat’s Last Theorem was solved by Andrew Wiles • Humans used Apollo 11 to land on the moon for the first time • Turing broke the Enigma Code • Intricate building designs True for many other times in history • Advances in technology True for many other times in history • There were massive slums in England True, but more true for the Industrial Revolution than 20th century

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