 | Chapter Objectives (See related pages)
When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Describe the character of Indian cultures and western European society in the fifteenth century, identifying comparisons and contrasts. |
 |  |  | Explain why western Europeans were able to establish colonies across the Atlantic during the early modern period. |
 |  |  | Describe the Spanish empire in America and discuss its impact on European development. |
 |  |  | Explain the significance of the Protestant Reformation and its relationship to western Europe's expansion. |
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