The Mesopotamians' Advances in Mathematics

question 42

Multiple Choice

The Mesopotamians' advances in mathematics

• A)were partly a product of their advanced commercial life.
• B)used the number 60 as a main element.
• C)included multiplication tables, exponents, and computations of interest.
• D)laid the foundations for many conventional measurements today, such as the 60 minutes of an hour.
• E)None of these answers is correct.

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