Mapping the World
How exploration led to new maps and a changing understanding of the world, from flat maps to globes.
Key Questions
- 1How did maps change as people explored more of the world?
- 2What do old maps tell us about what people believed?
- 3Why do different cultures create different kinds of maps?
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