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4878420338Hemisphereone half of a sphere0
4878421166Eastern Hemispherethe eastern part of the terrestrial globe, including Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe1
4878421167Western Hemispherethe western part of the terrestrial globe, including North and South America, their islands, and the surrounding waters2
4878426567P.O.V.point of view *every single thing has a point of view, you need to understand it3
4878448253Primary Sourceeye witness, the first to witness e.g. letter by Marco Polo (that could still exist) e.g. readings from the bible4
4878455529Secondary Sourcesomeone who hears or says (wasn't there personally)5
4879306590Old WorldRefers to Eastern Hemisphere6
4879330791New WorldRefers to Western Hemisphere7
4879333744Columbus's DiscoveryColumbus (and the Greeks 1,000 years before) knew Earth was round8
4879337917Columbus's Real DiscoveryColumbus doubled the size of Earth based on logic His theory was it's round (not flat)9

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