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Maps: Purpose and History. 1000 B.C. Babylonian clay tablets Earliest known forms of maps. 1000- 700 B.C. Ancient Chinese Maps More advanced and detailed. 200 B.C. Greek Influence Earth is round Changed the design of maps. 1569 Mercator Projector Gerardus Mercator
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1000 B.C. • Babylonian clay tablets • Earliest known forms of maps
1000- 700 B.C. • Ancient Chinese Maps • More advanced and detailed
200 B.C. • Greek Influence • Earth is round • Changed the design of maps
1569 • Mercator Projector • Gerardus Mercator • Help mariners sail by following a fixed rule • Rhumb line
Current (2010) • New Technology • G.P.S. • Computers • Remote sensing • Space science