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Prince Henry had several reasons for dispatching his expeditions. He hoped to find rumored Christian allies, add to geographic knowledge, and perhaps find a sea route to the Orient. But he also hoped to find gold. For centuries gold objects from sub-Saharan Africa had made their way to Europe.
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I would say delight since “of their dead selves to higher things” was said (meaning you die and become a higher being)
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The term for what you are describing is "zero sum", in which one benefits from another's loss.