Question

Plz, help. Which of these groups introduced the mathematical concept of zero to the Americas?

A. the Zapotec

B. the Olmec

C. the Spanish

D. the Maya

Answer 1

The correct answer is D: the Maya

Step-by-step explanation:

Although the first zero was found in Mesopotamia, the Mayans invented it separately from the Mesopotamian civilization in approximately 4 A.D.

They wrote zero as a shell-shaped number and used it in their Long Count Calendar as a place-holder.

For the Mayans, zero was the base for correct counting, so the first day of the month was zero, the second day was one, etc.