Explanation:
Fear drove action, because instead of acting in a just way which they would regualry do in a court trial, they acted unreasonably because they were scared. Many people died simply because they were <em>scared</em> that they were witches. Their fear drove them to the action of killing many inncoent people.
Answer:
Although it was estimated that some $2 billion in gold was extracted, few of the prospectors struck it rich..
Purchasing indulgences got family out of purgatory.
Indulgences were a piece of paper a person would buy from the Church which would get family out of purgatory. Purgatory is the place between heaven and hell.
Many would spend their last coin on an indulgence to free a family member or themselves from purgatory. It was a money making scheme that would be criticized by Martin Luther.