The origin of algebraVersión en línea an activity to test your understanding of a video about the origins of algebra. por david archambaud 1 Who was Al-Kwarizmi? Written answer 2 Where was he from? Written answer 3 When did he write the compendious book on calculation by completion and balancing? Written answer 4 What do AD and BC stand for and what do they mean? Written answer 5 When is the first record of people really exploring the fundamental ideas of algebra? Written answer 6 What was the region of Babylon originally called? Written answer 7 What does it mean in English? Written answer 8 Sal (the narrator) made a mistake; he said "2000 years ago" instead of "2000 BC". Explain the difference. Written answer 9 Who was Diophantus? Where and when did he live? Written answer 10 Where and when did the other famous mathematician called Brahmagupta live? Written answer