Temple of Numbers

Ancient Egyptian culture meets middle-school math — an interactive learning site for curious 13-year-olds.

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What is this?

Temple of Numbers is a single-page, zero-dependency educational website that teaches core middle-school math concepts through the lens of ancient Egyptian history and culture. No install, no login — just open it in a browser.

Features

Section	What you'll learn	Interactive tools
📜 Introduction	Story of Egyptian mathematics	—
𓏤 Numbers	Hieroglyphic numeral system	Converter + Speed Quiz
𓂀 Fractions	Eye of Horus unit fractions	—
📐 Geometry	Pyramid formulas (area, volume, seked)	Pyramid Builder
𓂓 Algebra	Rhind Papyrus "aha" problems	—
🔢 Patterns	Doubling sequences	—
🏆 Grand Quiz	All topics, 12 questions	Rank title at end

Highlights

• Hieroglyph Number Converter — type any number and see it written in Egyptian hieroglyphs
• Hieroglyph Speed Quiz — read hieroglyphs, type the Arabic numeral; builds a streak counter
• Interactive Pyramid Builder — drag sliders for base and height; canvas redraws live with area, volume, slant height, and seked
• 15 practice problems (3 per lesson) with instant feedback and "☥ Show me how →" step-by-step solutions
• Progress badges — nav tab lights up when you complete a whole lesson; saved in localStorage
• Grand Quiz — 12-question final challenge with an Egyptian rank title at the end

Tech stack

Layer	Choice
Structure	HTML5
Style	CSS3 (custom properties, grid, canvas)
Logic	Vanilla JavaScript (ES2020)
Fonts	Cinzel + Crimson Text via Google Fonts
Deploy	GitHub Pages (main branch root)

No frameworks. No build step. No Node. The whole site is one file: index.html.

Running locally

git clone https://github.com/HighviewOne/EgyptianMath.git
cd EgyptianMath
# Open index.html in any modern browser — no server needed
open index.html          # macOS
xdg-open index.html      # Linux
start index.html         # Windows

Contributing

Found a bug or have an idea for a new lesson? Open an issue or a pull request — templates are provided in .github/.

License

MIT — feel free to fork, adapt, and share.

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