16th century colonialism focused on North and South America.
19th century imperialism focused on Africa and Asia.
16th century colonists came to the Americas because of religious persecution in their home countries, or overpopulation or joblessness, seeking a new beginning.
19th century imperial efforts included some colonizing, but were more so an effort to extend economic and political control into other regions of the world.
16th century colonialism operated under the mercantilist system, where the idea was to enrich home governments by controlling all aspects of trade and commerce. Colonies were made a part of that process.
19th century imperialism operated in the days of industrial capitalism and was seeking to exploit the resources of new regions for the enrichment of various businesses in more of an open market.
I think the answer to question 1 is Reliable and plentiful food production allowed some farmers to quit farming question 2 would be Polytheism 3 would be the Hittites. sorry about the other ones :(
The Enlightenment was a sprawling intellectual, philosophical, cultural, and social movement that spread through England, France, Germany, and other parts of Europe during the 1700s.
