Answer:
The profitability of mining discoveries
buying new military defense technology
I would say simply the geography but they could also see where they founded their civilization. They could learn about how the romans viewed themselves and the outside world.
Answer: I would say C, but A is also possible.
Explanation:
The cartoon was published by Franklin Leslie in 1882, about the Chinese Exclusion Act. You can see "but no admittance to chinamen" on the sign, which is racist, but is more related to immigration.