Crew of Dutch explorer Abel Tasman
People went on pilgrimages ( and still do) because they believe they can achieve special benefits which they cannot achieve otherwise, such as forgiveness for all sins (some pilgrimages promise this specifically) or special blessings, such as health improvement.
Answer:
voting
Explanation:
because we need to vote so we can have the right representative
A and B because the quote explains that large groups of people got together to form associations so A and B both make sense for the question