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orthoclad

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5. I think the cultures around the Aegean

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Oct 4, 2023, 08:57 PM

Oct 2023

were especially good at synthesizing from other civilizations. They had the seamanship for trade and communication (and piracy? ), and they neighbored Asia Minor and Egypt, several cradles of technology and culture. Combine that with a gentle climate, abundant seafood, and fertile land, and you have the leisure to think, and material to think about..

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Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2023 OP

Triangles man, triangles underpants Oct 2023 #1

Too funny. Perfect. Bristlecone Oct 2023 #23

What is that from? robbob Oct 2023 #34

OMG!!! grumpyduck Oct 2023 #2

The Theory of Relativity was found along with it. 😜 TheBlackAdder Oct 2023 #26

Very cool. It's always amazing to think about how much wisdom the ancients had LymphocyteLover Oct 2023 #3

So, Pythagoras had a crib sheet? Sogo Oct 2023 #4

I am renaming him Plagiarus. NT redwitch Oct 2023 #32

Perhaps, or perhaps he or other Greeks found it independently. muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #36

I think the cultures around the Aegean orthoclad Oct 2023 #5

I think there is some parallel with the US in that regard. Ursus Rex Oct 2023 #9

The US has 2 big advantages over the Aegean cultures orthoclad Oct 2023 #16

Wow. That's an interesting find. Martin68 Oct 2023 #6

Shhhhh, the (R)'s will ban the arabic numerals that were used at that time (said whispering). n/t aggiesal Oct 2023 #7

(not to mention weapons of math instruction......) lastlib Oct 2023 #24

Yep, I see Florida banning the more ancient tablet gratuitous Oct 2023 #25

Aliens..... getagrip_already Oct 2023 #8

I knew it! SergeStorms Oct 2023 #10

They were a cult, but orthoclad Oct 2023 #17

Good point ailsagirl Oct 2023 #21

Well... Dr. Strange Oct 2023 #33

Way cool! Hekate Oct 2023 #11

WOW Goodheart Oct 2023 #12

. Takket Oct 2023 #13

Homer shouldn't feel bad, the Scarecrow blew it too. LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #18

Very simple explanation SCantiGOP Oct 2023 #14

Pythagoras was a time traveler?!? eggplant Oct 2023 #15

The carpenters in post WWII DENVERPOPS Oct 2023 #19

Fascinating!!! ailsagirl Oct 2023 #20

It's all about marketing Orrex Oct 2023 #22

Mesopotamian cultures were 'diggers'. Digging canals taught them mathematics. pecosbob Oct 2023 #27

Wouldn't ancient pyramid builders have to have had some understanding about the wnylib Oct 2023 #28

Not necessarily, I think. They could have just been working from experience muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #30

Well, you know Kennah Oct 2023 #29

I guess the dog didn't eat the homework! yellowcanine Oct 2023 #31

That would have been when Hammurabi was in charge, I think Clash City Rocker Oct 2023 #35