2006-11-29 15:06:41 · 4 answers · asked by spank 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
F'day Spank,
Thank you for your question.
The Old World was Asia, Africa and Europe. The Americas were the New World. The terms date from late in the 15th century from soon after Columbus voyage.
Australia, Oceania and Antarctica are in neither category as they were discovered later.
Regards
2006-11-29 15:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Europe, Asia, Africa are the old world
North and South America are the new world
2006-11-29 15:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
North and South America are the New World and Europe, Asia, and Africa are the Old.
2006-11-29 15:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by eagleperch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the old world was across the ocean Europe and Asia and, i think, Africa.
the new world was the Americas
2006-11-29 15:31:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋