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1400
1400
In the Golden Age of Exploration, Europeans began to sail south8 around the continent of Africa in an attempt to reach the wealth of silks and spices found in india and china. -
1500
1500
Slavery was just the beginning. The Europeans began to build trading posts in Africa in the 1500s and by the early 1800s, they were colonizing or taking over another country for the resources it can provide.