How did european nations come to rule most of africa, despite the presence of strong african kingdoms?

a) the europeans had superior weapons
b) the europeans convinced africans that their ways were superior
c)the europeans converted africans to christianity
d) the europeans had better methods of government

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references.the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources