All power is held by King or queen.
They are at the top because they are the wealthiest and have to most authority
<span>Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to see the Cape of Good Hope ( Cape Bojador ). He helped the following explorers to find the water route between western Europe and Asia. Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and on to India ( Calicut ). Jacques Cartier was looking for a northwest passage to the Far East. He discovered the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and passed by Labrador ( Canada ). Pedro Alvares Cabral was a Portugese explorer who discovered Brasil. Gill Eanes was a Portugese explorer who sailed along the west coast of Africa and tried to find the way to round Cape Bojador. Answer: B ) Vasco da Gama traveled to India. </span>
The Continental System was a decree by the Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte which was made to limit British trade and bankrupt the country.
At his mightiest, Napoleon controlled almost every powerful country in Europe, except for Britain and Russia. He found it difficult to directly attack Britain and instead wanted to bankrupt it.
However, this eventually backfired and left France in a very bad economic conditions and Britain took advantage of this.
Many smaller countries that France had annexed, took up arms against Napoleon and began to fight. With a weakened economic position, Napoleon eventually lost the Empire.
