What was a factor keeping Europeans out of interior Africa until the late 1800s?
Disease
Rough ground
Dangerous animals
They just were, okay. dont question them.
<span>In my opinion the most important factor which was motivation the European Imperialism that began around the 1750 was economic growth. Europeans around this time were seeking formal political control over foreign and overseas areas in order to take advantage of the industrial revolution boasting their trade markets abroad. They had the ideal that more land equaled power.
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<span>Though Phoenicia was a small nation, contributed greatly to
civilization In terms of trade, they were great sailors and established many
trading posts in North Africa, Crete, Greece and other countries in the Mediterranean
Islands. From trading, they bought with them products from Asia as well as
introduce cultural influences from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Apart from trade, they are best known for
introducing the alphabet and were the first to use it as a form of writing
which many civilizations have adopted today.</span>
