Question

Why was India shown to be much smaller than Sri Lanka in Ptolemy's maps?

• A. Ptolemy didn't know better
• B. Ptolemy liked Sri Lanka more than India
• C. Ptolemy took information from sailors for his maps and they were more familiar with Sri Lanka than India
• D. Ptolemy took information from sailors for his maps and they liked Sri Lanka more tham India

Answer 1

The correct option is C Ptolemy took information from sailors for his maps and they were more familiar with Sri Lanka than India

Ptolemy's maps give more correct information about places visited by sailors and traders, on the coasts of various countries, but they did not know about the interior places. Thus on the map of Asia you can see India shown much smaller than Sri Lanka as the sailors were more familiar with it.