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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85" title="العالم القديم (árabe)" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="العالم القديم" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="árabe" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vieyu_Mundu" title="Vieyu Mundu (asturiano)" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Vieyu Mundu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="asturiano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6hn%C9%99_d%C3%BCnya" title="Köhnə dünya (azerbaiyano)" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Köhnə dünya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="azerbaiyano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daan_na_Kinaban" title="Daan na Kinaban (Central Bikol)" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Daan na Kinaban" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B_%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82" title="Стары Свет (bielorruso)" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Стары Свет" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="bielorruso" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B_%D0%A1%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82" title="Стары Сьвет (Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography))" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Стары Сьвет" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82" title="Стар свят (búlgaro)" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Стар свят" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="búlgaro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC" title="প্রাচীন বিশ্ব (bengalí)" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="প্রাচীন বিশ্ব" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="bengalí" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_Kozh" title="Bed Kozh (bretón)" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Bed Kozh" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="bretón" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stari_svijet" title="Stari svijet (bosnio)" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Stari svijet" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="bosnio" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vell_M%C3%B3n" title="Vell Món (catalán)" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Vell Món" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="catalán" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%DA%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%DA%A9%DB%86%D9%86" title="جیھانی کۆن (kurdo sorani)" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="جیھانی کۆن" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="kurdo sorani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%C3%BD_sv%C4%9Bt" title="Starý svět (checo)" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Starý svět" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="checo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%B2%C4%95_%D0%A2%C4%95%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5" title="Кивĕ Тĕнче (chuvasio)" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Кивĕ Тĕнче" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="chuvasio" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamle_Verden" title="Gamle Verden (danés)" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Gamle Verden" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="danés" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Welt" title="Alte Welt (alemán)" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Alte Welt" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="alemán" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cihano_K%C4%B1han" title="Cihano Kıhan (Zazaki)" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Cihano Kıhan" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%9A%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Παλαιός Κόσμος (griego)" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Παλαιός Κόσμος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="griego" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World" title="Old World (inglés)" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Old World" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="inglés" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vana_Maailm" title="Vana Maailm (estonio)" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Vana Maailm" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="estonio" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundu_Zaharra" title="Mundu Zaharra (euskera)" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mundu Zaharra" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="euskera" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85" title="جهان قدیم (persa)" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جهان قدیم" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="persa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanha_manner" title="Vanha manner (finés)" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Vanha manner" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="finés" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancien_Monde" title="Ancien Monde (francés)" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ancien Monde" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="francés" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alde_Wr%C3%A2ld" title="Alde Wrâld (frisón occidental)" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Alde Wrâld" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="frisón occidental" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vello_Mundo" title="Vello Mundo (gallego)" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Vello Mundo" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="gallego" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%9F" title="העולם הישן (hebreo)" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="העולם הישן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="hebreo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="पुरानी दुनिया (hindi)" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पुरानी दुनिया" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stari_svijet" title="Stari svijet (croata)" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Stari svijet" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="croata" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93vil%C3%A1g" title="Óvilág (húngaro)" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Óvilág" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="húngaro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B0_(%D4%B5%D5%BE%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%BA%D5%A1,_%D4%B1%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%A1,_%D4%B1%D6%86%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%AF%D5%A1)" title="Հին աշխարհ (Եվրոպա, Ասիա, Աֆրիկա) (armenio)" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հին աշխարհ (Եվրոպա, Ասիա, Աֆրիկա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="armenio" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunia_Lama" title="Dunia Lama (indonesio)" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dunia Lama" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="indonesio" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daan_a_Lubong" title="Daan a Lubong (ilocano)" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Daan a Lubong" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="ilocano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamli_heimurinn" title="Gamli heimurinn (islandés)" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Gamli heimurinn" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="islandés" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vecchio_Mondo" title="Vecchio Mondo (italiano)" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Vecchio Mondo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="italiano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A7%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C" title="旧世界 (japonés)" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="旧世界" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="japonés" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B5%AC%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84" title="구세계 (coreano)" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="구세계" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="coreano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundus_vetus" title="Mundus vetus (latín)" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Mundus vetus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="latín" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vec%C4%81_pasaule" title="Vecā pasaule (letón)" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Vecā pasaule" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="letón" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tontolo_Tranainy" title="Tontolo Tranainy (malgache)" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Tontolo Tranainy" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="malgache" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82" title="Стар Свет (macedonio)" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Стар Свет" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="macedonio" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%B4%E0%B4%AF_%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%82" title="പഴയ ലോകം (malayálam)" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="പഴയ ലോകം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="malayálam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunia_Lama" title="Dunia Lama (malayo)" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Dunia Lama" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="malayo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oude_Wereld" title="Oude Wereld (neerlandés)" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Oude Wereld" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="neerlandés" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_gamle_verda" title="Den gamle verda (noruego nynorsk)" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Den gamle verda" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="noruego nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_gamle_verden" title="Den gamle verden (noruego bokmal)" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Den gamle verden" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="noruego bokmal" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mond_Vi%C3%A8lh" title="Mond Vièlh (occitano)" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Mond Vièlh" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="occitano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stary_%C5%9Awiat" title="Stary Świat (polaco)" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Stary Świat" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="polaco" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="قدیم دنیا (Western Punjabi)" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="قدیم دنیا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%86%DB%90_%D9%86%DA%93%DB%8D" title="لرغونې نړۍ (pastún)" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="لرغونې نړۍ" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="pastún" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velho_Mundo" title="Velho Mundo (portugués)" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Velho Mundo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="portugués" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumea_Veche" 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(tailandés)" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="โลกเก่า" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="tailandés" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumang_Mundo" title="Lumang Mundo (tagalo)" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Lumang Mundo" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="tagalo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eski_D%C3%BCnya" title="Eski Dünya (turco)" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Eski Dünya" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="turco" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82" title="Старий світ 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mundo dividido en <a href="/wiki/Ecozona" title="Ecozona">ecozonas</a>: <span style="margin:0px; padding-bottom:1px; font-size:90%; display:block;"><span style="border: 1px solid; border-color: var(--color-base,black); background-color:#008000; color:white">    </span> Paleártico</span> <span style="margin:0px; padding-bottom:1px; font-size:90%; display:block;"><span style="border: 1px solid; border-color: var(--color-base,black); background-color:#FF0000; color:white">    </span> Paleotrópico</span></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Archivo:FraMauroDetailedMapInverted.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/FraMauroDetailedMapInverted.jpg/220px-FraMauroDetailedMapInverted.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/FraMauroDetailedMapInverted.jpg/330px-FraMauroDetailedMapInverted.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/FraMauroDetailedMapInverted.jpg/440px-FraMauroDetailedMapInverted.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2255" data-file-height="2245" /></a><figcaption>Mapa de <a href="/wiki/Fra_Mauro_(cart%C3%B3grafo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fra Mauro (cartógrafo)">Fra Mauro</a> (1459).</figcaption></figure> <p>El término <b>Viejo Mundo</b> se usa en <a href="/wiki/Occidente" title="Occidente">Occidente</a> para referirse a <a href="/wiki/%C3%81frica" title="África">África</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a> y <a href="/wiki/Europa" title="Europa">Europa</a> —<b><a href="/wiki/Eurafrasia" title="Eurafrasia">Eurafrasia</a></b>» o la «<b>Isla del Mundo</b>»—, considerada colectivamente como la parte del <a href="/wiki/Mundo" title="Mundo">mundo</a> conocida por su población antes del contacto con <a href="/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica" title="América">América</a>, la <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%A1rtida" title="Antártida">Antártida</a> y <a href="/wiki/Ocean%C3%ADa" title="Oceanía">Oceanía</a> (el <a href="/wiki/Nuevo_Mundo" title="Nuevo Mundo">Nuevo Mundo</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Descripción"><span id="Descripci.C3.B3n"></span>Descripción</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Viejo_Mundo&action=edit&section=1" title="Editar sección: Descripción"><span>editar</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>El Viejo Mundo consiste en aquellas partes de la <a href="/wiki/Tierra" title="Tierra">Tierra</a> que eran conocidas por las culturas euroasiáticas y africanas antes de los viajes de <a href="/wiki/Crist%C3%B3bal_Col%C3%B3n" title="Cristóbal Colón">Cristóbal Colón</a>: <a href="/wiki/Europa" title="Europa">Europa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%81frica" title="África">África</a> y las islas circundantes. El término es el opuesto a <a href="/wiki/Nuevo_Mundo" title="Nuevo Mundo">Nuevo Mundo</a>, que da a entender a <a href="/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica" title="América">América</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ocean%C3%ADa" title="Oceanía">Oceanía</a> y la <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%A1rtida" title="Antártida">Antártida</a>. </p><p>Aunque el interior de Asia y África no habían sido explorados por los europeos de entonces, se sabía de su existencia, hasta <a href="/wiki/Jap%C3%B3n" title="Japón">Japón</a> y <a href="/wiki/Sud%C3%A1frica" title="Sudáfrica">Sudáfrica</a>. De esta manera, estos también son considerados Viejo Mundo. </p><p>En acepción biológica, los organismos del Viejo Mundo son aquellos que se encuentran en Eurasia y África, mientras que los organismos del Nuevo Mundo son aquellos encontrados en América. La distinción entre Viejo y Nuevo Mundo también se aplica a los <a href="/wiki/Vino" title="Vino">vinos</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference separada"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="corchete-llamada">[</span>1<span class="corchete-llamada">]</span></a></sup> en la que se identifica con el primero a las regiones tradicionales que cultivan vino y a los vinos producidos allí. Los vinos del Viejo Mundo se producen a partir de vides muy cuidadas y con estándares de producción elevados. Se les aplica <a href="/wiki/Denominaci%C3%B3n_de_origen" title="Denominación de origen">denominaciones de origen</a> según el país (como <a href="/wiki/Oporto_(vino)" title="Oporto (vino)">Oporto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champ%C3%A1n" title="Champán">Champán</a> o <a href="/wiki/Rioja_(vino)" title="Rioja (vino)">Rioja</a>). Las técnicas de cultivo del <a href="/wiki/Nuevo_Mundo" title="Nuevo Mundo">Nuevo Mundo</a> fueron introducidas por los inmigrantes a fines del siglo <span style="font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase">XIX</span> y principios del siglo <span style="font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase">XX</span>. Se utilizan marcas emblemáticas para cada país como el <a href="/wiki/Tannat" class="mw-redirect" title="Tannat">Tannat</a> en <a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference separada"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="corchete-llamada">[</span>2<span class="corchete-llamada">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etimología"><span id="Etimolog.C3.ADa"></span>Etimología</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Viejo_Mundo&action=edit&section=2" title="Editar sección: Etimología"><span>editar</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>En el contexto de la <a href="/wiki/Arqueolog%C3%ADa" title="Arqueología">arqueología</a> y la <a href="/wiki/Historia_universal" title="Historia universal">Historia universal</a>, el término "Viejo Mundo" incluye aquellas partes del mundo que estuvieron en contacto cultural indirecto desde la <a href="/wiki/Edad_del_Bronce" title="Edad del Bronce">Edad del Bronce</a> en adelante, resultando en el desarrollo paralelo de las primeras civilizaciones, principalmente en la zona templada entre, aproximadamente, los <a href="/wiki/Paralelo_45_norte" title="Paralelo 45 norte">paralelos 45</a> y <a href="/wiki/Paralelo_25_norte" title="Paralelo 25 norte">25</a>, en el área del <a href="/wiki/Mediterr%C3%A1neo" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterráneo">Mediterráneo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamia" title="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meseta_iran%C3%AD" title="Meseta iraní">Meseta iraní</a>, <a href="/wiki/Subcontinente_indio" title="Subcontinente indio">Subcontinente indio</a> y la <a href="/wiki/China_(regi%C3%B3n)" class="mw-redirect" title="China (región)">Región de China</a>. </p><p>Estas regiones estaban conectadas a través de la ruta comercial de la <a href="/wiki/Ruta_de_la_seda" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruta de la seda">Ruta de la seda</a>, y tienen un período de <a href="/wiki/Edad_del_Hierro" title="Edad del Hierro">Edad del Hierro</a> pronunciado después de la <a href="/wiki/Edad_del_Bronce" title="Edad del Bronce">Edad del Bronce</a>. En términos culturales, la Edad de Hierro estuvo acompañada por la llamada "Era Axial", que se refiere a desarrollos culturales, filosóficos y religiosos que finalmente condujeron al surgimiento del Occidente histórico (helenismo, "clásico"), oriental (zoroástrico y abrahámico) y lejano. Además de incluir esferas culturales orientales como el hinduismo, budismo, jainismo, confucianismo o taoísmo. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tema_relacionado">Tema relacionado</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Viejo_Mundo&action=edit&section=3" title="Editar sección: Tema relacionado"><span>editar</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nuevo_Mundo" title="Nuevo Mundo">Nuevo Mundo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Referencias">Referencias</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Viejo_Mundo&action=edit&section=4" title="Editar sección: Referencias"><span>editar</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="listaref" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.revistasexcelencias.com/excelencias-gourmet/volver-gourmet-lo-cotidiano/buena-tinta/vinos-reserva-un-concepto-relativo">Vinos Reserva, un concepto relativo</a>. René García Valdés. Excelencias Magazine. Consultado el 11 de octubre de 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.clarin.com/ollas-sartenes/Hoy-Viejo-Mundo-Nuevo_0_650934925.html">Hoy: Viejo Mundo, Nuevo Mundo</a>. René García Valdés. Excelencias Magazine. Clarín.com. 22 de febrero de 2012. 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