The means of production, resources, and businesses in a capitalist economy are based on the private ownership ( as opposed to public ownership). Private ownership is a basic characteristic of Capitalism, together with the notion of market economy, in which the economic decissions are made following the trends of supply and demand.
Answer: to provide food, shelter, and protection for travelers to provide employment for peasants who lived nearby to establish retreats where new religions could flourish to create markets where goods could be traded and sold
