How Did Ancient Maps Influence Modern Navigation?

Ancient maps were like puzzle pieces that helped people travel across oceans and unknown lands. They used stars, the sun, and even the shape of land to draw their maps. These maps taught explorers how to find new places, and today, we still use some of those same ideas in our GPS systems.

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A sailor on a wooden ship uses a star map to find his way across the sea.
A child draws a simple map of their neighborhood and follows it to find a friend’s house.
A traveler uses an ancient map to imagine what the world looked like before GPS.

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