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The "'''Old World'''" ({{Langx|la|Mundus vetus}}) is a term for [[Afro-Eurasia]] coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the [[Americas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-world?show=2&t=1417643287 |title=Old World |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] |access-date=3 December 2014 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402221403/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-world?show=2&t=1417643287 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the [[Eastern Hemisphere]], previously thought of by the Europeans as comprising the entire world, with the "[[New World]]", a term for the newly encountered lands of the [[Western Hemisphere]], particularly the Americas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20world |title=New world |publisher=Merriam-Webster Dictionary |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204654/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New |url-status=live }}</ref> | The "'''Old World'''" ({{Langx|la|Mundus vetus}}) is a term for [[Afro-Eurasia]] coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the [[Americas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-world?show=2&t=1417643287 |title=Old World |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] |access-date=3 December 2014 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402221403/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-world?show=2&t=1417643287 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the [[Eastern Hemisphere]], previously thought of by the Europeans as comprising the entire world, with the "[[New World]]", a term for the newly encountered lands of the [[Western Hemisphere]], particularly the Americas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20world |title=New world |publisher=Merriam-Webster Dictionary |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204654/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
== | ==History== | ||
In the context of [[archaeology]] and [[World history (field)|world history]], the term "Old World" includes those parts of the world which were in (indirect) cultural contact from the [[Bronze Age]] onwards, resulting in the parallel development of the early [[civilization]]s, mostly in the [[temperate]] zone between roughly the [[45th parallel north|45th]] and [[25th parallel north|25th]] parallels north, in the area of the [[History of the Mediterranean region|Mediterranean]], including [[North Africa]]. It also included [[Mesopotamia]], [[Iranian plateau|the Persian plateau]], the [[Indian subcontinent]], [[History of China#Ancient China|China]], and parts of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]. | In the context of [[archaeology]] and [[World history (field)|world history]], the term "Old World" includes those parts of the world which were in (indirect) cultural contact from the [[Bronze Age]] onwards, resulting in the parallel development of the early [[civilization]]s, mostly in the [[temperate]] zone between roughly the [[45th parallel north|45th]] and [[25th parallel north|25th]] parallels north, in the area of the [[History of the Mediterranean region|Mediterranean]], including [[North Africa]]. It also included [[Mesopotamia]], [[Iranian plateau|the Persian plateau]], the [[Indian subcontinent]], [[History of China#Ancient China|China]], and parts of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} | ||
These regions were connected via the [[Silk Road]] trade route, and they had a pronounced [[Iron Age]] period following the Bronze Age. In cultural terms, the Iron Age was accompanied by the so-called [[Axial Age]], referring to cultural, philosophical and religious developments eventually leading to the emergence of the historical [[Western world|Western]] ([[Hellenistic philosophy|Hellenism]], "[[classics|classical]]"), [[Near Eastern]] ([[Zoroastrian]] and [[Abrahamic]]) and [[Far Eastern]] (Hinduism, Buddhism, [[Jainism]], [[Sikhism]], [[Confucianism]], [[Taoism]]) [[cultural sphere]]s. | These regions were connected via the [[Silk Road]] trade route, and they had a pronounced [[Iron Age]] period following the Bronze Age. In cultural terms, the Iron Age was accompanied by the so-called [[Axial Age]], referring to cultural, philosophical and religious developments eventually leading to the emergence of the historical [[Western world|Western]] ([[Hellenistic philosophy|Hellenism]], "[[classics|classical]]"), [[Near Eastern]] ([[Zoroastrian]] and [[Abrahamic]]) and [[Far Eastern]] ([[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]], [[Sikhism]], [[Confucianism]], [[Taoism]]) [[cultural sphere]]s. | ||
==Other names== | ==Other names== | ||
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The "Old World" (Template:Langx) is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas.[1] It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere, previously thought of by the Europeans as comprising the entire world, with the "New World", a term for the newly encountered lands of the Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas.[2]
History
In the context of archaeology and world history, the term "Old World" includes those parts of the world which were in (indirect) cultural contact from the Bronze Age onwards, resulting in the parallel development of the early civilizations, mostly in the temperate zone between roughly the 45th and 25th parallels north, in the area of the Mediterranean, including North Africa. It also included Mesopotamia, the Persian plateau, the Indian subcontinent, China, and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
These regions were connected via the Silk Road trade route, and they had a pronounced Iron Age period following the Bronze Age. In cultural terms, the Iron Age was accompanied by the so-called Axial Age, referring to cultural, philosophical and religious developments eventually leading to the emergence of the historical Western (Hellenism, "classical"), Near Eastern (Zoroastrian and Abrahamic) and Far Eastern (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism) cultural spheres.
Other names
The mainland of Afro-Eurasia (excluding islands or island groups such as the British Isles, Japan, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and the Malay Archipelago) has been referred to as the World Island. The term may have been coined by Sir Halford John Mackinder in The Geographical Pivot of History.[3]
References
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- ↑ See Francis P. Sempa, "Mackinder's World" Template:Webarchive. American Diplomacy (UNC.edu). Retrieved 8 September 2018.