A Hindu wanting to work on a spiritual awareness might decide to stop looking for outward solution to gain spiritual awareness, instead, he will focus on understanding his own mind through meditation. He might also decide to set up a shrine, go to a temple, meditate, etc.
Egypt was definitely at a high note at that point but Babylon was very wealthy, Assyria was lower than Persia so I'd say Egypt, Babylon, Persia, then Assyria
q1: Dr. belfort.
q2: religious characters in England.
q3: sovereignty of scripters, heaven based omnipotence.
Answer:
The first one is the answer: They drew likeminded young people together to call for social change.