Question

why do you think the map makers place their own country in the middle of the map ?

Answer 1

here is the answer
map makers place their own country in the middile of the map because, they don't know the structure of the whole world and they are not completely aware about all the places. so they take their own place as the starting point, and that mark the other places that know in the map like their temples, rivers, oceans their kingdoms etc.
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