The term "motif" refers to recurring ideas or thoughts that act as a unifying idea, and it sometimes develops as a commentary on characterization or on the central ideas in the work. Sometimes motifs recur so frequently that they enhance the meaning of the novel and often rise to symbolic importance.
Self intrest and exchanging things for mutual benefit
Answer:
I think it would be teasing their prisoners
Explanation:
but not 100% sure soooo
Many North African nations practice Islam because many Muslims traded in that region, so the North Africans converted to Islam, whereas those in Sub-Saharan African nations were more prone to Christianity because of the trade they did with Europeans.