The leading factor in the european colonization of asia between 1500 and 1800 was the desire
a) to spread christianity.
b) to dominate and control trade.
c) to modernize the cultures of asia.
d) to import asian slaves to work in western colonies.

In celtic mythology, one story involves macha, who was pregnant at the time she outraced the king’s horses on a wager. in norse history, freydis eiriksdottir was pregnant at the time that she single-handedly turned back the natives of vinland, who were at war with the norse. what do you think that pregnancy of these warrior women figured do prominently in mythology and folklore, as well as historical stories?