New World

Definition

The "New World" is one of the names used for majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas (including nearby islands), in relation to Europe.

Related terms

Columbian Exchange: As explained above this was an exchange of goods between Old world (Europe) and New world (Americas).

Conquistadors: These were Spanish explorers who conquered large areas of Central and South America.

Pilgrims: Early European settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.