Old World

The Old World consists of those parts of Earth Earth

Earth is the third planet [i] in the solar system [i] in terms of distance from the Sun [i], and the fi ... 

 known to Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

ans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus Italian [i] Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish [i]: ... 

; it includes Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

, Asia Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent [i] or region, depending on the definition.... 

, and Africa Africa

Africa is one of the greatest sized continents of the Earth.... 

, plus surrounding islands. The term is in distinction from the New World New World

The New World is one of the names used for the Americas [i]. ... 

, meaning the Americas. Although the interiors of Asia and Africa were not well known to Europeans at the time, their existence was known, as far as Japan Japan

is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

 and South Africa South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the Africa [i]n continent [i]. ... 

, so they are considered Old World.

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The Old World consists of those parts of Earth Earth

Earth is the third planet [i] in the solar system [i] in terms of distance from the Sun [i], and the fi ... 

 known to Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

ans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus Italian [i] Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish [i]: ... 

; it includes Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

, Asia Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent [i] or region, depending on the definition.... 

, and Africa Africa

Africa is one of the greatest sized continents of the Earth.... 

, plus surrounding islands. The term is in distinction from the New World New World

The New World is one of the names used for the Americas [i].... 

, meaning the Americas.
Although the interiors of Asia and Africa were not well known to Europeans at the time, their existence was known, as far as Japan Japan

is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

 and South Africa South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the Africa [i]n continent [i]. ... 

, so they are considered Old World.
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