Answer:
They adopted the customs of other cultures, which made it easier to maintain control of their vast empire.( third choice)
Imperialism was just big at the time, what better than to proudly say “hey, look, we have Hawaii”. That’s all I can think of... sorry if this doesn’t help at all.
All these planets together are called a system. The Latin word for the Sun is Sol, so we call this system the Solar System.... hope this helps ;))
