HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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created rebellions throughout China.
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formed alliance with disaffected Chinese merchants.
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adopted Chinese language and culture.
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used military force to compel Chinese acceptance.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Jesuits accompanied the first early modern incursions of Europeans into China in the late Ming and one of its founding fathers, St. Francis Xavier, died attempting to enter China in 1552. They established themselves firmly in China after many attempts firstly in Macao in the 1560s and then in Guangdong in 1582.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the Jesuits feel about Chinese religions? Jesuits wanted to incorporate aspects of Chinese culture into the Christian religion, such as rituals honoring ancestors and the Emperor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Remaining appreciative of the Jesuits’ knowledge of science and arts, the Chinese sovereign approved anti-Christian policies against the Chinese converts. In the end, Jesuits were banned from China in 1774, one year after the dissolution of their order in Europe.