Today in class we talked about maps some more. We saw maps that dated back to before the birth of Christ. The maps looked very, very different than what we see now. Eratosthenes created the first map of the world. This map completely left out North and South America. This map was made in 300 B.C; before a lot of the world had been discovered and before satellite imagery. The other maps weren't as different than our map now, but it's still very different. It was very interesting to see how people's ideas of the earth and its continents have changed.
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