1. “THE ORIGINS OF MATHEMATICS” T. HARRIS OCTOBER 2014 8 th Grade Math

2. SIOP INTEGRATING HISTORY CONTENT INTO MATH. SHOWING THE FOUNDATION OF MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS EXPLAINING HOW THE WESTERN CULTURE INFLUENCED THE EUROPEAN CULTURE INTEGRATING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY INTO MATH.

3. OBJECTIVE: TO WRITE A ONE-PAGE REPORT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS WHO DISCOVERED IT & HOW ANCIENT TOOLS INFLUENCE US TODAY? WHY IS MATH SO IMPORTANT IN EVERYDAY LIFE?

4. History of Math Read p. A4 and A5 Answer the Essential Questions in your one- page report. Tell who, when, and how mathematics was invented. List the topics discussed in “The Nine Chapters of Mathematical Art.”

5. My Passport Tamra Harris 1325 Red Banks Rd Greenville, NC 27834 Female Height: 5’5” Weight: 165 lbs Age: 22

6. State/Country

7. Places I have visited: Nassau, Bahamas Kingston, Jamaica

8. Places I would visit: Top 5 countries Historical towns/cities Museums Famous restaurants/hotels National parks Landmarks Tourist locations

9. FORBIDDEN CITY Lying at the city center and called Gu Gong in Chinese, it was the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was first built throughout 14 years during the reign of Emperor Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Ancient Chinese Astronomers believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the center of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the emperor. Hence its name 'The Purple Forbidden City', usually 'The Forbidden City'.

10. FORBIDDEN CITY

11. GREAT WALL

12. TERRACOTTA WARRIORS The 1974 discovery of buried vaults at Xi'an filled with thousands of terra cotta warriors stunned the world.

13. KARST MOUNTAINS IN YANGSHUO

14. HANGZHOU “PARADISE ON EARTH” Considered one of China's seven ancient capital cities, Hangzhou was founded was during the Sui Dynasty, which lasted from 581 to 618. The city walls were constructed at this time and the city was linked to Beijing via the longest man-made waterway ever constructed, the Grand Canal.

15. HANGZHOU “PARADISE ON EARTH”

16. WEST LAKE

17. THE BUND, SHANGHAI

18. GIANT PANDA & CHENGDU

19. SILK ROAD The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean. Because silk comprised a large proportion of trade along this road, in 1877, it was named 'the Silk Road' by Ferdinand von Richthofen, an eminent German geographer.silk

20. SILK ROAD

21. REFERENCES: WWW.BIGIDEASMATH.COM WWW.GOCHINA.ABOUT.COM http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history- archaeology/On-the-March-Terra-Cotta- Soldiers.html#ixzz2gV3wFm3n Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history- archaeology/On-the-March-Terra-Cotta- Soldiers.html#ixzz2gV3wFm3n@SmithsonianMag on Twitter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rose_Hall_vi ew_Jamaica_Photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg