Who is known to have created one of the first maps of the world?
A
Ibn Batuta
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B
Marco Polo
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C
Benjamin of Tudela
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D
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.