[zek157]

I think you can give them algebra. Their cultural apex was the 8-900's.

[susannah59]

I knew there was a reason I didn't like Algebra!!

[rageaholic]

The Babylonians came very close to the concept, in their base-60 numerical system, but the zero was first named and incorporated into a mathematical system by the Hindus:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0_%28number%29

103 posted on 05/09/2006 11:00:00 AM PDT by MoJoWork_n