1. Which cause saw European countries compete with each other by colonizing weaker countries for their resources?

Because of mutual rivalry.

Explanation:

Europeans colonized almost the entire world. It was a competition among European countries in prestige and the establishment of world domination. Nationalism is a factor that certainly promoted colonization, especially during the XIX. and the twentieth century. The Europeans thus warmed to gain more than their competitors, and gain as much wealth as possible. Such a policy was pursued from the discovery of America until the end of World War II.

answer: both considered peasants valued members of society.

explanation: the ancient chinese and indian empires were large asian empires that had the same problems with other big empires, they had to work hard and sometimes fight in order to keep them united, they both relied heavily on their capacity to trade and to send strange and rare items to europe, and had the father as the head of the house hold in both societies, but they didn´t considered pleasants as valued members of their society, they were the bottom of the social pyramid in both of their societies.