He believed in the importance of state sovereignty.
After the conquest, Rome got access to and control of some very important trade routes. This brought in a lot of business and in turn wealth to the people of Rome . This was what caused a new class of wealthy Romans to emerge.
European goods, ideas, and diseases shaped the changing continent. As Europeans established their colonies, their societies also became segmented and divided along religious and racial lines. Most people in these societies were not free; they labored as servants or slaves, doing the work required to produce wealth for others.
Explanation:
- It created a demand for new raw materials which were often scarce in industrialized countries, thus leading many European nations to build colonies and expand their empires in other continents.
- Mass producing of products, enabling its populace greater mobility in commerce, trade, war, education, etc.
- It assured Western economic and military ascendancy
