Math Games & Activities from Around the World

Math Games & Activities from Around the World — page 7
ADA Figure 0 It turned out that every one of these diagrams is used as a game board for a three in a row game somewhere in the world Did the ancient Egyptians really play such games How could the scientists find out The temple was built 3 300 years ago to memorialize the king Pharaoh Seti I It stands in the town of Qur na Royal tombs were built on the west side of the Nile River This was where the setting sun entered the spirit world for the night according to Egyptian beliefs Ancient Egyptians believed that people would have a life after death and would need all the things that they enjoyed while they were alive So the tombs