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Khan Academy: What Maps Tell Us

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Maps are subjective, and like any form of art and design they have stories to tell and reveal a lot about the times in which they were produced. Maps involve selections of information, human editing, and a visual language legible to the current end user. View examples maps influenced by Christianity and Islam.

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cartography, north
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christian cartography, ebstorf map, european cartographic, islamic cartography, khan academy, khan academy: what maps tell us, maps, medieval maps, t-o map, history of mapmaking
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional