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The Game Of Ur: An Exercise In Strategic Thinking And Problem Solving And A Fun Math Club Activity, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
The Game Of Ur: An Exercise In Strategic Thinking And Problem Solving And A Fun Math Club Activity, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
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In this Open Educational Resource activity, students learn a little about the history of the Royal Game of Ur, the first board game, and get to practice critical thinking and problem solving by playing the game. Instructions are given along with a template for the game and game pieces and tetrahedral die.
Constructing A Square An Ancient Indian Way Activity, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
Constructing A Square An Ancient Indian Way Activity, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
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In this activity students use string to model one of the ways that was used in ancient India for constructing a square. The construction was used in building a temporary fire altar. The activity is based on a translation by Sen and Bag of the Baudhāyana-śulba-sūtra.
Constructing A Square Indian Fire Altar Activity, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
Constructing A Square Indian Fire Altar Activity, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
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In this activity, we will model constructing a square fire altar with a method similar to one used by people in ancient India. The fire altars, which were made of bricks, had various shapes. Instructions for building the altars were in Vedic texts called Śulba-sūtras. We will follow instructions for constructing a square gārhapatya fire altar from the Baudhāyana-śulba-sūtra, which was written during the Middle Vedic period, about 800-500 BC.