Cartography and the Renaissance

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Grade Levels: 6-12

Time Allotment: 50 to 60 minutes

Maine Social Studies Standards: D1, E1

This lesson compares maps made in the Middle Ages to maps made during the Renaissance to illustrate the widespread alterations in European thought. The activity to follow the presentation features fictional journal entries from major mapmakers through history. Students must match the mapmakers with their cartographic creations.

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Lives of Cartographers Pt. 1

Lives of Cartographers Pt. 2

Answer Key

Suggested Reading

Ross, Val. The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories. 2009.

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