The Number "4"

       Representing 1, 2 and 3 in as many lines as the number represented worked well. The Brahmin Indians simplified 4 by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the numeral, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the numeral to a point where speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the numeral less cursive, ending up with a glyph very close to the original Brahmin cross. Read more...

Coloring Pages About the Number "4"

• Mosaic Numbers: Four
• Color Number "4" Shaped Like a Fire Cracker
• Puzzle Numbers: Four
• Color Number "4" and four schnauzers 
• Gem Numbers: Four
• Subcategories dedicated to single digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 
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More Music Video About the Number "4"

• Number Song/ Number 4/ Nursery Rhymes/ Original Song by LittleBabyBum!
• Count plays the number 4 on an organ