known world

Examples (10)

• A medieval map depicted the known world as flat.
• For ancient mariners, venturing beyond the Pillars of Hercules meant leaving the known world.
• Explorers pushed the boundaries of the known world with every new discovery.
• In the 15th century, much of the Americas lay outside the European known world.
• His journey was an ambitious attempt to circumnavigate the entire known world.
• The discovery of new continents drastically expanded the human perception of the known world.
• Philosophers debated the nature of the cosmos, often limited by the scope of the known world.
• Before global communication, each civilization had its own limited known world.
• He sought to document every creature and plant within the then known world.
• The concept of the known world has continually evolved throughout history.