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Step into the past and navigate through the intricate tapestry of history with our History Map Quiz. This quiz will transport you across different eras and continents, challenging your understanding of how the world has evolved over centuries. Sharpen your wits and prepare to journey through time with each question. Ready to prove your historical map prowess? Let’s get started!
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History Map Quiz
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1. Which ancient civilization is known for creating the earliest known maps?
Think about the civilizations known for their early advancements in writing and record-keeping.

History Map Quiz Questions Overview

1. Which ancient civilization is known for creating the earliest known maps?

Ancient Egypt
Babylonia
Ancient Greece
Ancient China

2. Which map, created by Claudius Ptolemy, was a significant contribution to cartography in the 2nd century AD?

Tabula Rogeriana
Geographia
Mappa Mundi
Peutinger Table

3. Which famous map from the 13th century depicted the known world and was created by an English monk?

Tabula Rogeriana
Hereford Mappa Mundi
Ebstorf Map
Gough Map

4. Which 16th-century map by Gerardus Mercator introduced a new projection that became widely used for navigation?

Mercator Projection
Peters Projection
Robinson Projection
Winkel Tripel Projection

5. Which ancient map, discovered in Turkey, is considered one of the oldest known maps of the world?

Catalhoyuk Map
Babylonian World Map
Piri Reis Map
Tabula Peutingeriana

6. Which map, created by Martin Waldseemüller in 1507, was the first to use the name ‘America’?

Cantino Planisphere
Waldseemüller Map
Piri Reis Map
Tabula Rogeriana

7. Which 12th-century map by Al-Idrisi was a significant achievement in medieval Islamic cartography?

Tabula Rogeriana
Ebstorf Map
Hereford Mappa Mundi
Catalhoyuk Map

8. Which map, created in 1375, is known for its detailed depiction of Europe, North Africa, and Asia?

Catalan Atlas
Piri Reis Map
Tabula Rogeriana
Ebstorf Map

9. Which 16th-century map by Abraham Ortelius is considered the first modern atlas?

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Geographia
Tabula Rogeriana
Ebstorf Map

10. Which map, created by John Speed in the early 17th century, is known for its detailed depiction of England and Wales?

Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine
Mappa Mundi
Tabula Rogeriana
Peutinger Table

11. Which map, created by the Ottoman admiral Piri Reis in 1513, is notable for its depiction of the Americas?

Piri Reis Map
Waldseemüller Map
Catalan Atlas
Tabula Rogeriana

12. Which map, created in the 4th century BCE, is one of the earliest known maps of the world from ancient Greece?

Anaximander’s Map
Ptolemy’s Geographia
Babylonian World Map
Tabula Rogeriana

13. Which map, created in the 13th century, is known for its depiction of the Silk Road and other trade routes?

Marco Polo’s Map
Catalan Atlas
Tabula Rogeriana
Piri Reis Map
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