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"Railroads" played a vital role regarding empire-building in<em> Afro-Eurasia.</em> They became essential especially during the "Age of New Imperialism" <em>(1870s). </em>It aided the locomotion that was needed for great empires. <u>Europe became more powerful</u> because the <em>railroads, together with money</em>, allowed them to control other countries, especially the agrarian ones.
It allowed them to gain control of <em>other nation's</em><em> natural resources </em>as well. One example of this are the "trunk lines" which connect the commercial centers with the seaports in Africa. This allowed the <em>gold fields</em> and<em> diamond fields</em> to be directly connected to the port. This were then destined to the <em>factories </em>and <em>markets</em> in Europe. The railways (locomotives) also extended to other areas including Asia such as <em>China, Thailand, India, etc</em>.
True The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans using rafts or boats at least 709,000 years ago as suggested by the discovery of Pleistocene stone tools and butchered animal remains associated with hominin activity.