Did the European exploration led to dominance in Atlantic and Indian Oceans over people Africa Americas?

The European exploration during the Age of Exploration greatly influenced, the domination of European powers over the vast expanse of Atlantic and Indian Oceans, profoundly impacting the peoples of Africa and the Americas.

European dominance took hold in those regions primarily due to their advanced technologies, navigational skills, exploration expeditions funded by their affluent states, economic motivation, and quest for power. This eventually facilitated European powers to colonize vast parts of Africa and Americas resulting in profound political, economic and socio-cultural shifts in those regions.