Question

Which of the following statements best describes the use of the term “new world”?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is B. "New World" is how Europeans of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries referred to the continents of North and South America.

Explanation:

The New World is a Eurocentric term used to describe the continents colonized by European mariners from 1492, that is, especially North and South America but often also Oceania and sometimes also Antarctica. According to this worldview, the Old World is Europe and parts of Africa and Asia.

The name comes from the early 16th century. The discovery of explorers by the Americas at the end of the 15th century greatly expanded the horizon of European geographers, who, prior to the discovery of America, believed that the world consisted of Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Answer 2

The answer is (B. "New world" is how Europeans of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries referred to the continents of North and South America.)