What made it harder to spread Christianity in China than in Spanish America?

China had laws&ideas that weren't compatible to Christianity

How and why did the Jesuits get expelled from teaching in China?

Pope had authority of Chinese Christians and forbid idolatry

What was the affect of conquering the Inca and Aztec nations on religion?

Their religion was spread throughout Spanish America

How did the Christians in the 1500s feel about Islam and its expansion?

They very much wanted it to be stopped

How was European science received in Asian civilizations in the early modern era?

Wanted wisdom to make tech to help build/support the empire, Many elites in China wanted knowledge of the new ideas

What is a huge difference between Christianity and Islam?

Islam was able to assimilate with local religions

What type of cultural changes happened in India and China?

Lightened by Daoism&Buddhism,Sikh.&form of buddhism in India

What affect did the Scientific Revolution have on the world?

It impacted education, science, and traditions from the past

What was the Enlightenment?

Intellectual movement of science

How did the European people assimilate into the culture of people in Spanish America?

They brought hard labor, Christianity, and disease

What did Luther's ideas create in the world of Christendom?

Political, economic,&social strains&a schism in Catholicism

What is one way that the Protestant Reformation changed society?

Debate about abuses in Roman Catholic Church caused violence

What did Yangming's idea about religion?

Anyone can gain a pure life from introspection w/o studies

Since the Chinese were strong&hard to preach to, what tactic did the Jesuits use to teach?

They had to seek, learn the culture,& get consent from elite

What did Martin Luther think of the Roman Catholic Church?

Disliked the selling of indulgences and selfish popes

Where were the Christian missionaries most successful?

Spanish America and the Philippines

What was the goal of the Catholic Counter Reformation?

To fix the many issues that led to Protestant Reformation

What is one way that European expansion relates to the spread of Christianity?

Missionaries traveled, spread Christianity,&expanded Europe

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Cultural Transformations: Religion and Science, 1450–1750

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What made it harder to spread Christianity in China than in Spanish America?
Spanish America had more religion-less peoples
China had laws&ideas that weren't compatible to Christianity
Spanish America was easy to navigate around
In China, if people left their religion, they would die
2
How and why did the Jesuits get expelled from teaching in China?
The leader of Confucianism hated the Christians and the idea
Jesuits offended the elites
The Jesuits were seen as a threat to the Chinese power
Pope had authority of Chinese Christians and forbid idolatry
3
What was the affect of conquering the Inca and Aztec nations on religion?
Their religion was spread throughout Spanish America
The religions intermixed and blended into one
There was little religious toleration so religion simmered
The religions started to quarrel and fight
4
In what ways did the Enlightenment challenge older traditions of European thinking?
All of the above
Grounded on peoples reasoning
Changed the right of government and authority
Created superstitions about the church, leading to revolts
5
How did the Christians in the 1500s feel about Islam and its expansion?
They very much wanted it to be stopped
All of the above
Christians didn't really care about it
They saw it as good competition
6
What started the disobeying of caste rules in India?
Sikhism
Mughal Empire
Hindu Muslim divide
Bhakti movement
7
How did Africa affect Christianity and vice versa?
Slaves would become Christians to be free and go to America
African religious elements mixed into Christianity
All of the above
Lots of African people converted
8
How was European science received in Asian civilizations in the early modern era?
Wanted wisdom to make tech to help build/support the empire
People did not take in this new opportunity
All of the above
Many elites in China wanted knowledge of the new ideas
9
How did developments in the sciences challenge the faith of the Enlightenment?
All of the above
Scientists didn't really believe in reason
Scientists believed in progress and struggle for truth
Doubted the Enlightenment reasoning&came up w/ other reasons
10
What is a huge difference between Christianity and Islam?
Islam was more appealing to elites
Christianity was more appealing to elites
Islam was able to assimilate with local religions
Christianity was able to assimilate with local religions
11
Why did the Scientific Revolution occur in Europe rather than in other countries?
Chinese was strict with learning and the exams they had
All of the above
Europe was on a path of new changes which opened new ideas
People were protested and looked for ways to oppose society
12
What type of cultural changes happened in India and China?
No cultural changed happened in India and China
Lightened by Daoism&Buddhism,Sikh.&form of buddhism in India
Fall of new Buddhism and rise of older Buddhism
India forged into one religion and China stayed the same
13
What affect did the Scientific Revolution have on the world?
It made people argue about ideas and led to revolts
It created a religion that worships scientists
It impacted education, science, and traditions from the past
All of the above
14
What was the Enlightenment?
Political movement
Revolt of peasants
Intellectual movement of science
Religious renewal
15
How did the European people assimilate into the culture of people in Spanish America?
The European's brought the culture of Spanish America home
They stole their land but gave them new inventions
They brought hard labor, Christianity, and disease
All of the above
16
What did Luther's ideas create in the world of Christendom?
Political, economic,&social strains&a schism in Catholicism
All of the above
A war and enraged followers
A new type of Christianity
17
What is one way that the Protestant Reformation changed society?
People started to create new religions
Peasants were treated worse and classes became divided
Debate about abuses in Roman Catholic Church caused violence
The Christian church became repulsive and diminished
18
What did Yangming's idea about religion?
All of the above
Studying the books is the path to eternal life
Anyone can gain a pure life from introspection w/o studies
If you leave a religion, you will go to hell
19
Since the Chinese were strong&hard to preach to, what tactic did the Jesuits use to teach?
They had to seek, learn the culture,& get consent from elite
They violently revolted and got the ability to preach
Jesuits went house to house and preached
Trick question. They gave up.
20
What did Martin Luther think of the Roman Catholic Church?
He saw it as the path to holiness
He thought that all of it wasn't true
Luther loved and supported the church
Disliked the selling of indulgences and selfish popes
21
Where were the Christian missionaries most successful?
South America and Russia
Serbia and North America
Spanish America and the Philippines
Asia and Africa
22
What is one reason for the tensions of "local" and "pure" Islam?
Weakening of the Ottoman Empire
Wars
All of the above
Religious Renewal Movements
23
What was the goal of the Catholic Counter Reformation?
To become as the new religions of society
To changed the basis of their religion for their people
To spread the Catholic religion and intermix with others
To fix the many issues that led to Protestant Reformation
24
How are the religious changes in Asia and the Middle East similar to those in Europe?
All of the above
A movement brought forth the want for tech&science.
Both thought to seek religious enlightenment personally
Buddhism&Confuscianism had similar ideas to Martin Luther’s
25
What is one way that European expansion relates to the spread of Christianity?
All of the above
Missionaries traveled, spread Christianity,&expanded Europe
European explorers taught while conquering new territories
Expansion and Christianity both started with the elites

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