The Evolution Of The World
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The Greek geographers of the later Roman period developed
systematic calculations for the mapping and shaping of the earth. However,
what would come to replace these systematic calculations? Why were the
ideologies of a flat earth accepted and why were those of a spherical
earth ridiculed? The answ ....
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.... at the center of their map. In the Muslim faith, the Ka'bah
in Mecca was the highest point on earth and the polestar showed the city
of Mecca to be opposite the center of the sky. As one can clearly see,
many maps, had different centers. Each map had a different center, each
based on a different religion.
Many years before the birth of Jesus Christ, the Greeks theorized
that the earth was a globe. But after that, there was a period in history
called "The Great Interruption." This period was ....
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