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Culture and Math: The Egyptians.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Culture and Math: The Egyptians. video or DVD. 15 min. Discovery School. 2006. video, ISBN 1-59527-940-7: $59.95; DVD, ISBN 1-59380-543-8: $69.95.
Gr 10 Up--This brief production focuses on the way ancient Egyptians used technology, numerical systems, geometry, multiplication, and fractions. A narrator pinpoints the development of culture in the Nile Valley at 3100 B.C. and draws a connection between the unique geography and Egypt's advancement as a civilization. The program begins by showing computer-generated maps and other visuals, alternated with live-action dramatizations depicting such things …
