Foundation of European Colonial Empires

Answer one question from part 1 and one question from part 2. You should write two separate essays, each dealing with a single question. Each essay be 450 words. Only use the source provided!! 1. How would you counter the idea that non-European empires and states in the period c. 1500-1700 were isolated? Select two examples that we have analyzed in different weeks. 2.Was it military expansion or trade that laid the foundation of European colonial empires? Answer with reference to the Americas and the Indian Ocean world.