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Why did the European rulers want to build larger empires?

So Europeans could rule more countries and states.


How did the Scramble for Africa affect african countries even after European imperialism in the region had ended APEX?

It left many African countries with the foundation to build modern economies.


What is the age of exploration or age of discovery?

It was an age(15th century and early 17th century) in which the most powerful European countries, Spain, England, France and Portugal tried to find new roads to China and the western countries. They couldn't use the Mediterranean Sea because the Ottomans (Turks) conquered the Byzantine Empire and their city Constantinople, so they gained full control over the Mediterranean Sea. Spain, France, England and Portugal gained a lot of wealth form trading with China, so they couldn't just stop trading, so they tried to find new roads to the west. This age is called the Age of Discoveries because in the effort to reach the west by going in a different way, they discovered Oceania, America and Africa. The four powerful European countries began to focus more to become empires, so they build many colonies around the world. Every placed that they discovered, they build colonies on it. From the new places discovered they obtained more resources, so they wanted to find more lands to become richer and more powerful than the other countries.


Did the middle colonies build ships?

yes


Why did the Greeks decide to build colonies?

The Greeks established colonies for trading with other city-states.