Atlantic world
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The Atlantic world refers to the interconnected regions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas linked by trade, migration, empire, and cultural exchange across the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic world canonical | 17 |
| Atlantic World | 7 |
| Atlantic history | 4 |
| Atlantic World trade networks | 2 |
| Atlantic studies | 2 |
| Atlantic world history | 2 |
| Atlantic trade routes | 1 |
| English Atlantic empire | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T280654 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Atlantic world Context triple: [Atlantic Revolutions, hasGeographicScope, Atlantic world]
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Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the 180th meridian, encompassing the Americas and parts of western Europe and Africa.
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B.
Americas
The Americas are the combined landmasses of North and South America, encompassing a vast region of diverse cultures, climates, and ecosystems in the Western Hemisphere.
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C.
North Atlantic area
The North Atlantic area is the broad transatlantic region encompassing the northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounding countries in Europe and North America that form the geographic focus of NATO’s collective security.
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D.
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a region of tropical islands and coastal areas in the Caribbean Sea, known for its diverse cultures, colonial history, and tourism-driven economies.
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E.
Latin America
Latin America is a culturally diverse region of the Americas, spanning Mexico, Central and South America, and much of the Caribbean, where Romance languages—primarily Spanish and Portuguese—predominate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Atlantic world Target entity description: The Atlantic world refers to the interconnected regions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas linked by trade, migration, empire, and cultural exchange across the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
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A.
Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the 180th meridian, encompassing the Americas and parts of western Europe and Africa.
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B.
Americas
The Americas are the combined landmasses of North and South America, encompassing a vast region of diverse cultures, climates, and ecosystems in the Western Hemisphere.
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C.
North Atlantic area
The North Atlantic area is the broad transatlantic region encompassing the northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounding countries in Europe and North America that form the geographic focus of NATO’s collective security.
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D.
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a region of tropical islands and coastal areas in the Caribbean Sea, known for its diverse cultures, colonial history, and tourism-driven economies.
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E.
Latin America
Latin America is a culturally diverse region of the Americas, spanning Mexico, Central and South America, and much of the Caribbean, where Romance languages—primarily Spanish and Portuguese—predominate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical concept
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historiographical framework ⓘ transnational region ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | nation-centered history ⓘ |
| emergedInContextOf |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
European maritime expansion ⓘ |
| hasAnalyticalFocus | connections across the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasCoreRegion |
Africa
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Americas ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
Atlantic Revolutions
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surface form:
Atlantic revolutions
creolization of cultures ⓘ development of Atlantic economies ⓘ early modern globalization ⓘ entanglement of European, African, and American histories ⓘ formation of Atlantic empires ⓘ interconnectedness of four continents ⓘ racial slavery and its legacies ⓘ religious transformation ⓘ |
| hasTemporalScope | 15th century to 19th century ⓘ |
| includesProcess |
African diaspora
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European colonization of the Americas ⓘ circulation of diseases ⓘ circulation of goods ⓘ circulation of ideas ⓘ circulation of people ⓘ circulation of technologies ⓘ colonial expansion ⓘ imperial rivalry ⓘ maritime commerce ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ plantation slavery ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| involvesRegion |
British Isles
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Caribbean ⓘ France ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Low Countries ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
cultural exchange
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empire ⓘ migration ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| isLinkedBy | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| isUsedInDiscipline |
African diaspora studies
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Atlantic world self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic studies
early modern studies ⓘ history ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | concept of early modern Atlantic system ⓘ |
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Subject: Atlantic world Description of subject: The Atlantic world refers to the interconnected regions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas linked by trade, migration, empire, and cultural exchange across the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.