Imagine you're walking through a forest and don’t know where you’re going. The first maps were like a picture of the land that helped people find their way, just like a treasure map! These maps had simple shapes, like mountains and rivers, to show where you could go next. People used them to travel across big distances and even discover new places.
Examples
- A sailor using a clay tablet map to find his way across the sea.
- A trader showing other people how to follow a path using a rough sketch of a mountain.
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See also
- 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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