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The Expansion of Europe Roanoke and the other European colonial settlements of the 16th century followed Columbus?s 1492 voyage many unrecorded contacts between the Old and New World before Columbus archaeological findings propose Norse landing in North America during the 10th or 11th century Norse settlement only lasted a few years European Communities western Europe was an agricultural society farming and livestock raising was practiced in Europe for thousands of years great advances in farming took place during the late Middle Ages water mills, iron plows, improved devices for harnessing livestock, and systems of crop rotation all greatly improved productivity most Europeans were village people men did fieldwork women cared for children and cooked