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In ancient times, maps were usually drawn with east at the top, since that way Jerusalem was toward the top of the map.
The convention to have North at the top of a map came a few centuries ago when European navigators started using the North star and the magnetic compass. Before that, the top of the map was to the East (so that Jerusalem was toward the top) which is where the word orientation comes from.