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A. Listen and answer the following question.

                 1. What is the main topic of discussion?

                   Roman numerals

                   the Mayan calendar

                   complex mathematics

                   the Mayan numerals



               B. Listen again and answer the following questions.


                 2. How many symbols did the Mayans use for numerals?

                   one

                   a couple

                   three
                   It doesn’t say.




                 3. What was their symbol for zero?

                   a shell shape

                   a line
                   a dot

                   a circle




               C. Listen and write down the following question. Then choose
                   the best answer.


                 4.

                   yes

                   no

                   maybe
                   We don’t know.




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