It was mainly "Thomas Hobbes" who <span>supported the Enlightenment idea that people are naturally selfish, since he believed this was the key to ultimately ensuring a fair society. </span>
The imperial court in Kyoto was the nominal ruler of governments of Japan from 794AD until the Meiji period. But then after the court was moved from Kyoto
Because they were running low on supplies and other goods were missing so they could survive
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What caused West Africans to transition from controlling the exchange of goods to European slave raiders was the fact that European powers such as Great Britain, Spain, or Portugal directly competed to acquire the control of the slave trade of African people.
Everything started with John Hawkins, considered to be the first European slave trader in 1562. Years later the government of Englan granted charters to merchants and traders to open locations in West Africa where they could exploit the raw materials and natural resources such as ivory and gold. Because of this, England started to get more competition from other European nations such as Switzerland, the Dutch, and Denmark.