Chapter 7: Test Flashcards
Which of the following marked a major turning point in the relationship between China and Christian missionaries?
The pope’s claim of authority over Chinese Christians
Missionaries that made an effort to understand Chinese culture; converted the elite with little success.
Jesuits
This 16th-17th century movement that used rational inquiry to find knowledge
Scientific Revolution
Which of the following were the most intent on converting native peoples to their religion?
Catholics
What facilitated the spread of the Protestant Reformation in Europe?
The printing press
This Polish astronomer and mathematician was the first to argue for a heliocentric cosmos
Copernicus
These English natural scientists set the laws of motion and mechanics in the Scientific Revolution.
Newton
Massive break within the Catholic church beginning with Martin Luther’s calls for reform
Protestant Reformation
What factor made some parts of the world more receptive to Christianity than others?
The absence of a literate world religion
Which of the following is an example of how Mughal India handled religious differences in the early modern era?
Akbar made a state cult that combined Islam, Hinduism, and Zoroastrianism.
Wang Yangming in his view of Confucianism
argued that individuals could find their own path to virtue and salvation.
Which of the following is a principle or practice upheld in Sikhism?
Equality of men and women
In what way did nineteenth-century developments in the sciences depart from Enlightenment principles?
They emphasized conflict and struggle as the motors of progress.
Scholars have identified which of the following as a key factor that contributed to the Scientific Revolution in Europe?
The relative independence of European universities
Which of the following were the most intent on converting native peoples to their religion?
Catholics
