Throughout history, mathematics has had it's fair share of the spotlight. For example, evidence exists of Hieroglyphic numerals being used in Ancient Egypt. There was also the pyramids that were created in Egypt. There was a massive amount of mathematics involved in the creation of the pyramids with using resources to carry materials from place to place, or the way that they moved the materials up the pyramid to complete the construction. There was also much mathematics used to obtain the precise shapes that they formed throughout time. One can also shed light upon Euclid formulating specific outlines of Geometry that we still study to this day. One of the most major mathematical discoveries in my eyes would be the realization that the Earth was round and not flat. That needed mathematics to be proven to individuals because how else would they be convinced that the Earth was round unless they were able to travel into space and see for their eyes that the Earth was round and not flat. However, that was not possible at the time. So, mathematics was demanded to convince others.
Even in the position that I am in, studying mathematical education for 5 years now, it is hard to answer such a seemingly simple question. But that's where the beauty lies in mathematics for me. There is no simple answer. Everything can be twisted and turned since we study such an abstract aspect of life. As we travel through history more and more discoveries are found focusing on mathematics or using mathematics somehow. The exciting part is what we can and will discover with the years to come.
