No. Some European great powers, such as Austria-Hungary and Prussia had practically no overseas colonies, while some countries had large overseas empires without being great powers in the 19th and 20th centuries (The Netherlands, Portugual, Belgium). It was above all WW1 and WW2 that caused the decline of Europe.
Western Europe declined.
Diseases brought from Europe for which they had no immunity.
it led to the questioning of church authority
Gunpowder was introduced into Europe by the Mongols in the 13th century.
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The decline in population.
At the end of the 18th century, in mainland Europe under the influence of the French Revolution.
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Medieval Europe cannot be said to have gone 'into decline' at any point. The only major incident to seriously weaken medieval Europe was the outbreak of the Black Death (the plague) in the 14th century, since this carried off about 150 million people in all; depending on which country in Europe you look at, between 20 and 80 percent of the population
The economy of Europe sank into a deep depression in the 14th century, known as the Black Death. This was a period of widespread economic hardship resulting from the devastating plague that killed millions of people, leading to a decline in trade, population, and productivity.
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The needs that led to the spread of the steam engine in 18th and 19th century in Europe were the necessity for mass production, and the need to cut down the production costs.
Europe accepted it because it didn't really have a chioce. The colonies worked in an opportunistic manner and thus used times of turmoil to break free of Europe. Idk the effects yet though
Western Europe declined.
When People died of the Plague, the other people could get increased pay because there would be less people.
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The Bubonic Plague (a.k.a The Black Plague) caused a dramatic decline in the population of Europe in the 1300s.