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Choose one of the following questions to answer: 1. It can be argued that the journeys of Columbus forever altered the course of world history, as the arrival and colonization of Europeans into the “New World” had dramatic ramifications on both sides of the Atlantic.  Discuss the social, political, and economic changes that occurred in both Europe and the Americas as the result of this collision of cultures. 2. While one side of the Eurasian continent was prospering and expanding by the sixteenth century, the other seemed to be caught in the midst of contraction and decline. Compare and contrast the Ming and Qing dynasties in China, early modern Japan, and the Islamic Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires.  What factors account for their relative inability to compete with the dominance of Europe You can decide how many sources.