Answer:
A. Religion
Explanation:
This answer should be pretty straightforward. A place of worship is a place that indicates who the ancient peoples of a civilization could have believed in and what gods they thought were holiest. Agriculture has to do with farming and breeding, not worship. Surplus just talks about the amount of product someone might have. Trade has little to do with religion.
Answer:
Spain was the first of the European countries to colonize the New World. People from France, England, Holland, and Sweden did not settle in the Americas until after 1600. Spain had the advantage of nearly a full century to stake its claims.