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For the most part, European powers were ruled by monarchies. Perhaps only in France, after the French Revolution, were governments not led by monarchs.The Renaissance helped Europe on an intellectual basis, as did the Enlightenment. If anything, the increased powers of central governments led to an awareness that growth and power could more easily be improved by developing colonial empires. In a certain way, this expanded the so-called business class or middle classes that saw the profit in overseas expansion.
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What was the relationship between European overseas expansion and political economic and social development in Europe?
The colonies over seas would provide more land making the country politically more powerful, raw materials which Europe could sell for a profit, and there would be indigenous peoples that Europe felt the need to convert.
How did the explorers contribute to the development of Europe?
how did explorers contribute to the development of europe
How did European expansion affect global trade networks in the 15th through 18th centuries?
Europeans established trade networks between Europe and the Americas.
How did Berlin conference contribute to the Scramble for Africa?
There the European Goverments divided Africa like a pie so they would not get in each others way or one could tip the balance in Europe
What was the most powerful empire in Europe?
depends how you mean, European empire or empire in Europe The british empire was the largest European empire, controlling 1/4 of the world's landmass. The roman empire was the most powerful in Europe, controlling nearly half of Europe
