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In the fifteenth century, several European empires were expanding significantly. Notably, the Portuguese Empire was leading the way in maritime exploration, establishing trade routes to Africa and Asia. The Spanish Empire also emerged as a major player, particularly after the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492, which opened the Americas to European conquest and colonization. Additionally, the Ottoman Empire continued its expansion into southeastern Europe, consolidating power and influence in the region.

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Why did europeans began to seek new trade routes in the fifteen century?

Two reasons off the top of my head would be the fact that the Muslims or the Ottoman Empire not to mention the Mongolian raiders made travel hard for caravans of European traders...often attacking them and stealing their goods or leveling high taxes on goods going through their territories. OR BOTH...


Does 1600s mean 16th century?

No. The 1600s is a decade (in fact 1601-1610), and is the first decade of the 17th century.The 16th century is the years 1501-1600. This is because there is no year 0 in the common calendar, so the first century begins in the year 1 AD/CE. Add 1500 and fifteen respectively, and the 16th century starts in 1501. That's how to remember it.Sometimes historians (especially in economic history) speak of a "long sixteenth century" spanning c.1470-1620 (or c.1470-1640),a period distinguished by growing population, rising prices, economic resurgence and the strengthening of national monarchies in Europe and coming between the late medieval crisis (1315-1470) and the "seventeenth-century crisis" (1620/40-1740).


What is half an hour past ten fifteen?

10:45


Where did the city of rome develop?

The city of Rome developed in Italy, roughly in the middle of the peninsula about fifteen miles inland from the Tyrrhenian sea.


Nero was popular with roman people?

Yes, Nero was a very popular emperor with the common Roman people. It was the aristocrats who hated him and its from this class of Roman society that we get all the negative things about him. There are many reasons for this hatred of Nero by the upper class. However the common people liked the idea of an emperor making public appearances and to them Nero was "one of the boys" and not some remote being on the Palatine hill. For five years after his death the common people brought flower to his tomb and fifteen years after his death an impostor, claiming to be Nero, raised an army in Parthia and almost started a war.

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What European city was center of business in Europe in fifteen century?

Florence.


Does the year 1401 come at the end of the fourteen century or the beginning of the fifteen century?

The beginning of the fifteen century.


What is the European nation with the largest percentage of its population under the age of fifteen?

Kosovo


Who is Vin Vanity?

Google.com i believe, he is a site model from european!? ~ Yes, he's a European site model. He's fifteen years old.


When did curry first arrive in the UK?

curry first arrived in the UK in the late sixteenth century (the fifteen hundreds)


When was fifteen streets written?

"Fifteen Streets" was written by Catherine Cookson and published in 1989. It is a novel set in the North East of England during the early 20th century, exploring themes of social class, family, and relationships.


How do you say that you are fifteen in German?

Sie sind fünfzehn is the translation in German. It is translated from English to German. German is mostly spoken in the European countries.


Where there photographs in the sixteenth century like fifteen ninety one I dont think so but i really need to know for sure for a stor I am writing Thanks?

There were no photographs in the 16th century. Photography was not developed (you'll pardon the pun) until the 19th century.


Where can I find pictures from the sixteenth century particularly fifteen ninety one?

Go to a search engine like Yahoo! or Google and type in the search box "16th century pictures." You will find pictures you can use.


How fifteen century writing effect on later centuries writing?

We have very few works in English from the 15th century, the most significant of which is probably the works of Sir Thomas Malory. They had little effect on subsequent writing.


What two European countries dominated trade in the Atlantic during the late fifteen century?

During the late fifteenth century, Spain and Portugal dominated trade in the Atlantic. Both nations were at the forefront of exploration and established extensive maritime routes, facilitating the exchange of goods, resources, and ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Their rivalry and subsequent treaties, such as the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, helped define their colonial spheres of influence in the New World.


What famous Alexandrian for the most popular map printed from movable type in the fifteen century?

The famous Alexandrian associated with the most popular map printed from movable type in the fifteenth century is Claudius Ptolemy. His work, "Geographia," was adapted and printed by various publishers, including the influential 1477 edition by Martin Waldseemüller. Ptolemy's maps and geographic concepts significantly shaped European cartography during the Renaissance, making them widely disseminated and referenced.