People decided they wanted to know how to get places so others created maps for them!
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∙ 2009-06-04 12:17:38medieval maps were made out of parchment before the Chinese invented paper a few years later
people invented the gun and bravery died
Legends were said to first be used on Babylonian maps in 2300 BCE. They oriented maps so that they could find their way around their major cities.
not enough detail/does not show the space between the continents.
the different types of maps are, physical maps, historical maps, globes,distribution maps, road maqps, and political maps.
Maps were invented for people to find their way easier. they were easier because the lay out had all of the information onit
so people can now where to go
Gerardus Mercator
Ptolemy was the first person to invent maps
February 8, 2005.
medieval maps were made out of parchment before the Chinese invented paper a few years later
the answer is "Gerardus Mercator"
Flat maps were drawn that way, because no one knew that the earth was round, until after Christopher Colombus.
I invented christmas and swam to hawaii before it was on maps
people invented the gun and bravery died
No. Maps were invented in the early hundreds. A map is a pictorial drawing of the land and information about the land. The first man who asked his friend about how to find a place, probably resulted in a map drawn out on a piece of bark. Detailed maps date back thousands of years.
Who cares he's dead anyway...just use the stupid map.