Why are europe and asia separate continents?

It was ultimately these traits that really formed the notion of the separation between Europe and Asia (and eventually Africa was considered separate from Europe), with the three known continents defined not by geographical boundaries, but as the domains of the white, black, and yellow people. read more

By the middle ages, Africa was often being included as a continent separate from Europe or Asia, and writers of that time considered inhabitants of the various continents the descendants of Noah’s sons; Asia was occupied by Semites, Africa by Hamites, and Europe by Japhethites. read more

By this definition, Europe and Asia should be considered one continent. However, historical and cultural boundaries between Europeans and Asians have turned one landmass into two continents. Europe and Asia were first divided by the Greeks in the 6th century B.C. because of the Rioni River. read more