I believe the answer is Gold.
Gold was a very hot commodity at that time because before we use paper/digital money like today, Gold was made as material to make a type of money with more intrinsic value.
The abundance of this natural resources led to many European empire came and started their colonization in AFrica.
Pretty sure 1) is A and 2) is D. But I could be wrong! Hope this helps!
Pagans, those who usually help beliefs other than common ones. They were attracted to the idea of Christianity because of the ideology. <span />
Taxes should be the right answer