What strategy was used by Jesuits such as Matteo Ricci in an attempt to make a good impression on the Chinese?
A) preaching that the Japanese were foreign devils
B) adopting Chinese customs
C) bringing money and medicine to the poor villages
D) teaching Western languages to Chinese children
Answer: B
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A) He opened up new initiatives with the Soviet Union in an effort to isolate the People's Republic, capitalizing on the Sino-Soviet split. B) He listened to his hard-line anticommunist advisers and initiated a new and more hostile era of the Cold War against both powers. C) He capitalized on their widening split by playing one power off against the other. D) He attempted to improve relations with each country by offering to pull out of Vietnam. E) He had ICBM missile bases built around the globe, within striking range of both t he Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.
Which of the following correctly matches the person to his invention?
a) George Eastman – Kodak camera b) Cyrus W. Field – Bessemer process c) Gustavus F. Swift – incandescent lamp d) Alexander Graham Bell – typewriter
The pharaoh Akhenaten is credited by many historians with
a. the invention of monotheism. b. implementing political reforms that harmed the majority of Egyptians. c. linking his wealth to the traditional system. d. damaging the economy beyond repair. e. permanently reforming corrupt temple priests in Egypt.
Journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett led the anti-lynching crusade to stop violence against African Americans
Indicate whether the statement is true or false