WONDER #2071: Who Invented Numbers?

Question 1 of 3

Experts believe that common sense and ancient evidence tell us that numbers and counting began with which number?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 10

Question 2 of 3

The oldest evidence of the number one and the fact that it was used to count dates back about how many years?

  1. 47
  2. 1,000
  3. 5,600
  4. 20,000

Question 3 of 3

Which ancient people transformed the number one from a counting unit to a measuring unit?

  1. Iranians
  2. Egyptians
  3. Romans
  4. Greeks

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