Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of
Earth known to
Europeans before the voyages of
Christopher Columbus; it includes
Europe,
Asia, and
Africa, plus surrounding islands. The term is in distinction from the
New World, 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 and
South Africa, so they are considered Old World.
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The
Old World consists of those parts of
Earth known to
Europeans before the voyages of
Christopher Columbus; it includes
Europe,
Asia, and
Africa, plus surrounding islands. The term is in distinction from the
New World, 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 and
South Africa, so they are considered Old World.
