Mapwork Flashcards
5 nations that used maps more than 1000 are …
.martial islanders
.the chineese
.the mexicans
.the inuits
Why did people through the ages make maps
They needed to know where places were and for navigation
What does BCE stand for
Before the common era
What is the name of the earliest map ever known
The Babylonian tablet
Where is the oldest map of africa Situated
Cape Town
Why do you think conventations are printed on maps
What is the meaning of the word map conventations
What else makes map reading easier
How old is the Babylonian tablet
4 500 years ols
Where was the Babylonian clay tablet made
The middle east
Where and when was the Babylonian clay tablet excavated
In Iraq 1930
What does the Babylonian tablet show
2 ranges of hills with a river running between them
