FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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The Americas
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Australia
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Europe, Africa, and Asia
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The Mongolian Empire
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -the New World. : the western hemisphere. especially : the continental landmass of North and South America.
Detailed explanation-4: -The New World is one of the names used for the American continents, in use since the 16th century. The Americas were at that time new to the Europeans, to whom the “Old World” consisted of only Europe, Asia, and Africa.