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When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Describe the reasons for European incursions into Africa during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and identify their successes and failures.

  • Explain why western Europeans were able to establish colonies across the Atlantic during the early modern period.

  • Describe the Spanish empire in America and discuss its impact on European development.

  • Explain the significance of the Protestant Reformation and its relationship to western Europe's expansionary efforts, particularly in England.







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