It wasn't easy, there was a lot of war (eg. Boer War against dUTCH AND bRITISH, in South Africa) I am from SA
ANSWER: ANywaz the point is that, European Nations were the most powerful at that time, they could take over and do whatever they wanted
THEY COLONIZE AFRICA BCAUSE THEY HAD MORE MONEY AND STUFF THE COULDNT AFFORD^^^Firstly, this question is misleading because it wasn't "easy" to colonize Africa. They colonized Africa, possibly catalyzed by the internal oppression (religious, gender, etc.) within Europe during that era in history. There was wide spread greed and corruption which spilled over into the continent of Africa. It was the first leg in the Trans-Atlantic Enslavement.Another possibly reason was the ego-centric culture of the [ancient] Europeans. At the time, most europeans were [still] ignorant to the full histories and cultures of Africa. They still thought the world was flat, for crying out loud./They incorrectly credited the Greeks with the foundation of civilization. This was because the Greeks incorrectly credited Socrates, Aristotle, Plato and others (not before condemning and exiling them for bringing and teaching foreign ideals to Greece). Indeed they get credit for founding civilization in Europe, but those very first Greek philosophers received their knowledge of mythology, philosophy, science, etc. from the ancient Egyptians of Africa./It's 2012 AD, let's stop teaching our children fabrications, half-truths and lies.
It allowed them to more easily conquer and control colonies in Africa and Asia.
At the time Europe was home to the most powerful and richest empires of the time: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France and Great Britain. Over the centuries, European countries had become master of all the major trade routes and of all major world trade, were masters of the richest Asian countries like Indonesia and India and had made themselves 'protectors' of most of Africa. Other advantages were that Europe - together with the US - was way ahead of the rest of the world in the field of technology and weaponry. And the ruthlessness with which European countries pursued their goals and set out their strategies usually had them several steps ahead of whoever they were dealing with at any point.
For the most part, European powers were ruled by monarchies. Perhaps only in France, after the French Revolution, were governments not led by monarchs.The Renaissance helped Europe on an intellectual basis, as did the Enlightenment. If anything, the increased powers of central governments led to an awareness that growth and power could more easily be improved by developing colonial empires. In a certain way, this expanded the so-called business class or middle classes that saw the profit in overseas expansion.
For an all-water route to Asia, the Europeans had to first build ships that were strong enough to travel the far distance involved and large enough to hold plenty of goods (otherwise the journey wouldn't be worth the trouble). Then there is the issue of finding a good route to sail. Captains were forced to navigate alongside coastlines because a practical navigation tool hadn't been invented until the late 15th century. Thus, in order to get to Asia, ships had to venture down to the tip of South Africa and then all the way up around the other side, which sometimes took years to go just one way. By the late 1400s, mariners began using a tool called an astrolabe to navigate. They could now find their latitude by measuring the Sun and stars, and thus could travel away from the coastlines. The primary star that Europeans used with the astrolabe was Polaris (AKA the North Star) since it was only one degree away from true north and could easily be spotted. The problem with this, however, was that the North Star could only be seen from the Northern Hemisphere! So when the Europeans attempted to travel south using the astrolabe, they usually got lost.
Europeans have been the most technologically advanced and most weapon advanced since the start of imperialism. They mostly took over the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. The natives to these lands were not technologically advanced or familiar with the Europeans' powerful weapons. The Europeans were able to take over very easily because there was basically no challenge. However, as time went by, the natives started acquiring such weapons themselves, usually by the Europeans themselves, and more and more countries started becoming independent.
The Europeans had large advantages over opposition in Africa. Namely: Weapons (Cannons, Rifles, and Gattling Guns) Tactics (They easily defeated African Tribes who's only Tactic was charging over the enemy) Official Armies (The Europeans had Highly Trained Combat Soldiers who were completely prepared to fight at little notice) Unity (Although Europeans were far from one country they had come to an agreement which kept them from fighting amongst themselves)
Because African leaders were so happy to exchange their prisoners-of-war for cheap English goods like crockery and linen.
It wasn't easy, there was a lot of war (eg. Boer War against dUTCH AND bRITISH, in South Africa) I am from SA ANSWER: ANywaz the point is that, European Nations were the most powerful at that time, they could take over and do whatever they wanted
Technological advantage. Europeans were better at metal working and had Guns. Africa back then didn't really have nations, but tribes. And these were quite happy to fight internally too. Meaning the Europeans rarely met any big organized resistance.
THEY COLONIZE AFRICA BCAUSE THEY HAD MORE MONEY AND STUFF THE COULDNT AFFORD^^^Firstly, this question is misleading because it wasn't "easy" to colonize Africa. They colonized Africa, possibly catalyzed by the internal oppression (religious, gender, etc.) within Europe during that era in history. There was wide spread greed and corruption which spilled over into the continent of Africa. It was the first leg in the Trans-Atlantic Enslavement.Another possibly reason was the ego-centric culture of the [ancient] Europeans. At the time, most europeans were [still] ignorant to the full histories and cultures of Africa. They still thought the world was flat, for crying out loud./They incorrectly credited the Greeks with the foundation of civilization. This was because the Greeks incorrectly credited Socrates, Aristotle, Plato and others (not before condemning and exiling them for bringing and teaching foreign ideals to Greece). Indeed they get credit for founding civilization in Europe, but those very first Greek philosophers received their knowledge of mythology, philosophy, science, etc. from the ancient Egyptians of Africa./It's 2012 AD, let's stop teaching our children fabrications, half-truths and lies.
Projectile weapons. AKA, guns.
No. Only in areas of Africa.
true. the native Americans were to easily diseased and always found ways to escape. African slaves didn't pose such problems.
Divide by 1000.
The fact that Europe is a peninsula and is mostly surrounded by water. This allowed for Europeans to easily sail the seas and travel the world.
Compatible numbers can easily be divided mentally.