HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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Christianity became the dominant religion in China
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prices of silk went up due to high demand from Europe
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Sea voyages and exploration increased by Europe
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trade drastically decreased with other countries
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Detailed explanation-1: -Early waves of Christianity began with the arrival of Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci in China in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Confucianism and Taoism (Daoism), later joined by Buddhism, constitute the “three teachings” that have shaped Chinese culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Qing Emperor Kangxi made an important edict in 1692 that allowed the practice of Catholicism in China. This edict would be undone 30-some years later, but in that time, Jesuits made important contributions, most notably in the discipline of astronomy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Over the past four decades, Christianity has grown faster in China than anywhere else in the world. Daryl Ireland, a Boston University School of Theology research assistant professor of mission, estimates that the Christian community there has grown from 1 million to 100 million.