Was Pythagoras Chinese?

In my opinion, I believe attributing certain mathematical concepts to both Western and non-Western origins widens a student's perspective on the entire subject area and helps to take down any kind of "racial hierarchy" that the student may develop when learning math. It can change the views of students - especially those who came from a Western cultural background - on other cultures and their contributions to humanity.

An important aspect mentioned in this week's reading is geographical isolation, which was likely one of the causes that ideas originated in China were overlooked. In today's digital world, it's important to emphasize the constraints in knowledge sharing that ancient people faced because had communications been easier, discoveries made within many cultures would have been accredited.

On the other hand, what names are given to the mathematical theorems are not important. To me, introducing how other countries (eg. China, India) were just as prominent in math history is a higher priority under the classroom setting. For instance, what is commonly referred to as the Pythagoras Theorem can also be called the Gou Gu Theorem should some students prefer, and students can be encouraged to even use multiple names knowing the contributions of both the Chinese and Greek scholars. The different names can simply be regarded as translations from one language to another of the same idea.