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Flat illustration of an abacus, an inkwell with a quill, and a sundial in an isometric geometric style

Can you track the path of the zero in this high stakes Arabic numerals quiz now?

The Arabic Language

Difficulty

Hard

Questions

20

Volts

3/q

The abacus is dead. From the dust numerals of North Africa to the courts of Moorish Spain, the decimal system conquered the globe. Trace the genius of Fibonacci and Al-Khwarizmi as they replaced Roman tradition with the zero. Can you handle the math that built the modern world?