No no no.

We should put Asia at the top, Europe bottom left, Africa bottom right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_and_O_map

You're all fools! We should put the north pole in the center so that Antartica makes a pretty frame around the rest of the world!

We called it the Orient because at one time to orient yourself meant to face east towards the rising Sun. So maps with east at the top make sense.