'''New World''' was the term used for the [[Americas]] when they were discovered by [[Christopher Columbus]] and the other explorers, as opposed to the "Old World", i.e. [[Eurasia]] and [[Africa]].
'''New World''' was the term used for the [[Americas]] when they were discovered by [[Christopher Columbus]] and the other explorers, as opposed to the "Old World", i.e. [[Eurasia]] and [[Africa]].