Eurasia

(proper noun)

The largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia.

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Examples of Eurasia in the following topics:

  • Islamic Glass Making

    • For most of the Middle Ages, Islamic luxury glass was the most sophisticated in Eurasia, exported to both Europe and China.
    • For most of the Middle Ages, Islamic glass was the most sophisticated in Eurasia, exported to both Europe and China.
  • The New World

    • Scientists believe that migrations of humans from Eurasia (the combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia) to the Americas first took place via Beringia, a land bridge which formerly connected the two continents across what is now the Bering Strait.
  • Art in the Second Millennium B.C.E.

    • It was considered some of the finest in western Eurasia, rivaling that of Ancient Egypt in sophistication and grandeur.
  • Influence of the Mongols

    • During his reign, Genghis Khan began a series of invasions known as the Mongol invasions, often accompanied by the large-scale massacre of civilian populations and resulting in the conquest of most of Eurasia.
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