Answer:
to unite people to form alliances and to expand territory
Explanation:
The reader can infer that malcolm X had an overwhelming desire to learn
The phrase “You couldn’t have gotten me out of books with a wedge,” was written by Malcolm X when he's describing his experience in prison.
He wrote that he basically spent all of his time in prison by reading a book. He read books on library, during breaks , and on his bunks. He believed that even if other people threaten to beat him with a wedge if he does not stop reading the book, he'd still choose to read.
The Aztec Empire is located in Mexico so I believe it would be number 3
Just the excessive details in general. "rasping, rusty, dark, disappear, awful, terrifying, haunted"