Known world

known world may refer to:

• the extent of geographic knowledge of a given culture at a given historical period, see history of geography
  • Early world maps lists a number of maps showing the known world from the perspective of various historical periods
• Ecumene, a Greek geographical concept for the inhabited or known parts of the world
• The Known World, a 2003 historical novel by Edward P. Jones
• The Known World of A Song of Ice and Fire
• The Known World of Mystara, a campaign setting in the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons

See also

• History of cartography
• Old World, consists of Africa, Europe, and Asia
• Ptolemy's world map, a map of the world known to Hellenistic society in the 2nd century
• Midgard, a Germanic mythological concept for the abode of man
• Tianxia, a Chinese concept for "all under heaven"