Multiple choice general knowledge

Map that illustrates only the habitable portion of the world known in Roman and Medieval times is:

  1. Piri Reis map

  2. Ptolemy world map

  3. T-O map

  4. Cantino world map
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The T-O map was a medieval world map scheme showing only the known inhabitable world, arranged in a T shape within an O (representing the ocean). Asia occupied the top half, with Europe and Africa in the lower quadrants, and Jerusalem at the center. This reflected the medieval European conception of the world based on Roman and biblical knowledge.

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