Question
A map commissioned by a ruler of this name was known as “The Excursion of One Eager to Penetrate the Horizons” and was divided into seven climatic zones. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this name of a king of Sicily, whose father of the same name was the brother of Robert Guiscard (“ro-BEHR ghis-CAR”). That king of this name commissioned a namesake world map, created by Muhammad al-Idrisi at his court in 1138.
ANSWER: Roger [or Ruggero; accept Roger II or (generously) Roger I or Tabula Rogeriana or The Map of Roger]
[10e] The early fifteenth-century De Virga world map features a wind rose likely centred on Ulugh Beg’s observatory in this city. Timur established his capital at this major Silk Road city in modern-day Uzbekistan.
ANSWER: Samarkand
[10h] These medieval nautical charts were characterised by their highly accurate coastlines and rhumbline networks. The Carta Pisana, featuring a detailed coastal survey, is thought to be the oldest one of these charts.
ANSWER: portolan charts
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