FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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New World
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Old World
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Generally, Old World history focuses on past events in Africa, Asia, and Europe-continents with ancient beginnings and places known before the exploration of the Americas. In contrast, New World history focuses on North America, Central America, and South America.
Detailed explanation-2: -North America is one of three continents (along with South America and Oceania) that make up the “New World.” The continents were new to 15th-century European explorers, but old to the indigenous people living there.
Detailed explanation-3: -North America and South America together are often called the “New World”. The label came about in the wake of European voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. The Europeans discovered these two continents only in the late 15th century. So, to the Europeans, these lands were new compared to the older civilisations.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci is usually credited for coming up with the term “New World” (Mundus Novus) for the Americas in his 1503 letter, giving it its popular cachet, although similar terms had nonetheless been used and applied before him.