Prompt: "Games of chance, be they for religious purposes or for profit, can be traced all the way back to some
of the earliest civilizations—the Babylonians, Assyrians, and ancient Egyptians were all known to play primitive
dice games as well as board games of various kinds. In this project you are to write a paper discussing the
history of gambling and the historical role of games of chance in the development of probability theory."
To restate, it should go over the facts about the history and importance of games of chance/gambling to
civilization/various cultures (including but not necessarily limited to the ones mentioned). But the relationship to
math is the most important part particularly the "development of probability theory".
Please pay attention to grammar and that information follows a logical sequence. A logical format would
probably be an introduction, several paragraphs about gambling/games in different cultures, a longer
paragraph or section about probability theory and a conclusion. But whatever makes sense to you. Be sure to
use trustworthy, reliable sources, preferably more scholarly articles if available, and please properly cite
sources in a bibliography and within the text.
Sample Solution