This question is really opinion based, but I would take it personal when things go wrong, since I start to think what I didn't or did do that made things go wrong.
They mummified people who had the money. :)
Answer:
So they could go through to Asia. They didn't know how far the Americas were from Asia.
Explanation:
Cultism is basically the practice of a cult and a commitment to something. Hope this helped :)