Guided Legate Questions
What was the cause of fragmentation within the church?
When Martin Luther nailed a million posters on the Church doors of their wrongdoings. He also believed that the Bible held the power of God and not the Church.
What role do the Jesuits play in China?
The Jesuits role in China was to quietly convert the Chinese elites and aristocrats so lower class citizens would see Christianity as something sophisticated and chose to convert.
In what ways does China struggle to modernize?
China struggles to modernize by keeping Confucianism as the capital religion.
How did the fragmentation of the Church lead to Protestant Reformation?
It led to Protestant Reformation because many agreed with Martin Luther's ideals of the Bible holding the power of religion instead of the Church and lots didn't.
How are the Jesuits in China's role different from the role of colonizers in the Americas?
The Jesuits role in China is different from the role of colonizers in the Americas because the Jesuits chose to convert quietly and choose a smaller group of people to convert rather than the colonizers who threatened many to convert.
Who/What leads Europeans to begin to take a role in the Scientific Revolution?
Already made discoveries found in Afro-Asia leads to the Scientific Revolution along with the need for more technologies to expand their empire.
How and why does Christianity begin to spread around the world?
How does Islam Expand?
Islam expanded from their Middle Eastern heartland and into Afro-Asia due to traders or wandering Muslim holy men traveling to these areas, along with conquest and war.
How does the Scientific Revolution create change within European Culture?
The Scientific Revolution creates changes within the European Culture and the belief of Christianity due to the discovery that God doesn't make the universe function but scientific principles do.
What methods are used to convert Indigenous peoples in the Americas?
A method used to convert Indigenous peoples in the Americas was to destroy all local beliefs and religions and force them to follow Christianity.
In what ways does Islam revitalize during this period?
Islam revitalizes due to different forms and variations of the religion being created.
What is Enlightenment?
Enlightenment is the idea that the power of knowledge can transform human society into something better.
What are some of the ways that the Indigenous peoples adapted Catholicism to reflect their culture?
In Mexico, they followed a Catholic saint who closely followed one of their local gods-the Virgin of Guadalupe.
In what ways is China modernizing?
China is modernizing due to a cultural scene being created by poor citizens rather than the elite Chinese. Also religions are becoming adaptable so people can follow at home.
What is the relationship between Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution?
The idea of Enlightenment was only able to happen because the Scientific Revolution came first and opened the door of disproving Christian beliefs involving the functions of the universe.