New World
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The New World refers to the Western Hemisphere, especially the Americas, as distinguished from the Old World of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical geographic term → |
| associatedWith |
Age of Exploration
→
surface form: "Age of Discovery"
Columbian Exchange → European colonization of the Americas → |
| coinedBy | European explorers and writers → |
| contrastedWith | Old World → |
| contrastsBiotaWith | Old World species → |
| distinguishedFrom |
Africa
→
Asia → Europe → |
| geographicScope | Western Hemisphere → |
| hasBiogeographicMeaning | Americas as distinct flora and fauna region → |
| hasConnotation |
geographic discovery from European perspective
→
novelty to Europeans → |
| hasEquivalentTerm |
Mundus Novus
→
Nuevo Mundo → |
| hasPerspective | Eurocentric concept → |
| historicalUsage | European exploration era → |
| includes |
Caribbean
→
Central America → Greenland → North America → South America → |
| includesIndigenousPeoples |
Andean civilization
→
surface form: "Andean civilizations"
First Nations → Inuit → Mesoamerican civilizations → Native Americans → |
| languageOfTerm | English → |
| linkedEvent |
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
→
surface form: "1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus"
|
| linkedProcess |
European colonization of the Americas
→
surface form: "European settlement of the Americas"
spread of Old World diseases to Americas → transatlantic slave trade → transfer of American crops to Europe, Africa, and Asia → |
| partOfConcept | global tripartite division of world → |
| refersTo |
Americas
→
Western Hemisphere → |
| relatedConcept |
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
→
surface form: "Columbian voyages"
Age of Imperialism →
surface form: "European imperialism"
Old World → |
| usedInContext |
Atlantic world
→
surface form: "Atlantic history"
biogeography → colonial history → |
| usedInDiscipline |
anthropology
→
ecology → geography → history → |
| usedSinceCentury | 16th century → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.