In a mixed market economy who pays for fire damage

How do you think that attitude affected the outcome of the novel? did the attitude contribute to the fate of the characters ?

Between 1518 and 1548, spanish conquistadores conquered most of the new world, motivated by the a) desire for scientific knowledge. b)  to urge to claim more territory for spain. c) belief that an all-water western route to the orient existed. d) desire to advance national glory, serve god, and seek personal wealth.

Which factor contributed to the rise of african empires such as ghana and mali?