🌍ap world history: modern review

Numbering systems

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Mathematical notation and calculation methods (including Hindu-Arabic numerals) transferred from Islamic and Asian regions to Europe through Mongol-era trade and contact networks.

AP course connection

Topic 2.2: 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World

Unit 2

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