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Who is known to have created one of the first maps of the world?

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Ibn Batuta
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Marco Polo
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Benjamin of Tudela
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Gerardus Mercator
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Solution

The correct option is D Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator, in the 16th century, created one of the first maps of the world, and a globe of the earth. Mercator’s map helped navigation around the world immensely.

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