7 Continents | How It Was Named

In the last video I looked at how we divide the continents. We looked at how we could have anywhere from 4 to 7 continents! But that left me with a question, how were the continents named?
In this video we start with how Africa was named and the way that Roman naming traditions (specifically the cognomen) played into the name of Africa.
Antarctica was named as the antithesis of the Arctic, which we discussed in our last video!
Next we look at how Asia went from being the name of specific areas to an entire continent.
We then look at how Australia became the name of a country and a continent. Then we look at the name Oceania and why it is often used today.
North and South America come in a pair and were named after the same Italian explorer.
And finally we end with Europe! The only continent that is responsible for naming any of the continents!
I hope you enjoy it!
-Justin
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The first video I watched was the nba one and I thought you was one a those big KZbinrs I was sooo surprised when I saw you didnt have a ton of subscribers the video is very pro

[@MasonWebb123]

I love your videos

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks so much for checking them out!!

[@wisdomplus1215]

Reached here from reddit. Cool video. Lot of informative stuff. Keep up the good work :)

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@cheesecakeandcoffee7087]

Dope video. Coming across something informative on youtube is like finding a unicorn

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha thank you 🦄

[@TicketToKnow]

Really nice smooth animations! This is a great series - keep it up!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks! 🙌

[@TidusMino]

Loved the video Justin, this is in the same vein as a video I am making currently! Perhaps we could discuss a colab in the future? You deserve way more subs!

[@JosheeWashee48]

Found this on the small KZbin reddit, the video is great, but the music is a little bad. 7/10 👍🏻 👌🏻 👌🏻

[@JustinLearnsThings]

haha thanks for the C!

[@aqui1ifer]

Complete tangent from the Roman naming system, IIRC the 2nd name was closer to a Dynastic name that put you into “clans” for lack of a better term (Greek concept of the “Demos” or tribe fits thematically) & the 3rd name was the particular family within the earlier clan. In your example, Gaius Julius Caesar is read as Gaius of the Caesarian branch of the Julia (plu. Julii) clan. This matters more for the Patrician class since they have to trace their lineage back to the founding noble families that birthed the clans. They thus would add a 4th “nickname” that got associated with a person based on their characteristics or great deeds. A prime example is the famous Scipio, whom has the same 3 names as his father: Publius Cornelius Scipio; but after his famous victories in Africa was given the extra name Africanus that we associate with him, making him Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. At least this is what I’ve read & listened to on that subject. EDIT: I just realized you might have used the names that commoners (plebeians or plebs) used, which has 2 names + the nickname since they have no prestigious heritage to track. Example being Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, one of the infamous rulers during the Year of the 4 Emperors, was born a pleb (albeit a very rich pleb) with his first 2 names & acquired the third as Governor of Germania Inferior.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Very interesting! Honestly it's been a minute since I wrote this video, but I learned a lot from your comment! Thank you!

[@j304lang]

Yay I was the 1,000th veiwer

[@Alexis-wn7ti]

I’m sorry but some of the info you give is inaccurate. For instance Asia

[@IamRMFC]

Eventually the word Terra was dropped and they just called it Africa. I need more info on where ca came from

[@rsmlinar1720]

Coming from the land of Wide Eyes

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for checking out the video! 🙌