Old World

The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus: Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia) and the surrounding islands.

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The term is in distinction from the New World, meaning the Americas.

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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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Australia and Antarctica are neither definitely Old World nor definitely New World, since the terms "Old World" and "New World" predate their discovery by Europeans.

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In biological usage, Old World organisms are those found in Eurasia and Africa, and sometimes Australasia, and New World organisms are those found in the Americas.

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Old World wines is also used to refer to traditional wine-growing regions and the wines produced there, in contrast to New World wines.

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Europe: :This article is about the continent. For other meanings, see Europe (disambiguation)....

Christopher Columbus: :For information about the film director, see the article on Chris Columbus....

Asia: Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia and world's largest continent. Defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia, Asia is either regarded as a landmass of its own or as part of Eurasia....

Old World related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Old Crow Medicine Show: Big Iron World	Old Crow Medicine Show: Big Iron World	Old Spice World's Most Successful Mountain T-Shirt	Via Dolorosa Old City Unesco World Heritage Site Jerusalem Israel Middle East
Roofs of Old City UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Island of Lokrum Dubrovnik Croatia Europe	World Map	World Map	World Map