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Mathematics a thousand years ago.
A thousand years ago the Egyptians used mathematics. They called a thousand ka. They used a picture of a lotus to represent ka. The name of the system was hieratikos. The system was very mixed. For example, the calculation of fourteen times nine. This is how they did it. First, they wrote a number and then they doubled it. They found the number which was equal to 2,4 and 8. Then they added them to get the total. It is very different and interesting.
In Ancient Egypt a boy's education was four years. Boys from poor families didn't go to school at all. At the age of four, girls learnt how to cook and look after the house. They made clothes and worked in the fields. The ancient Egyptian children ate a lot of fish, vegetables and fruit. They didn't eat meat very often. The children played hockey and handball. Boys and girls wore tunics.
1. What do you know about education in ancient Egypt?
2. What customs are there in Oxford University?
3. Did the ancient Egyptians use calculators?
4. How many weeks of school holidays do you have a year?
