Long ago, people used maps to find their way through the world. At first, they drew simple pictures of land and water on clay or stone. Over time, they learned how to show directions with symbols and lines, like drawing a river as a wiggly line. It was kind of like playing with blocks, making shapes that told stories about places far away.
Examples
- A child draws a picture of her neighborhood using a stick to show streets and pebbles for houses.
- An ancient person marks the path from their village to a nearby river on a piece of clay.
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- How Did the Pyramids Stay Standing for Thousands of Years?
- Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?
- How Does the Ancient Roman Calendar Work?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count Without Numbers?
- How Do We Know What People Thought Long Ago?
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