Westerners Might Have Had More Success in Opening China to Trade

question 15

Multiple Choice

Westerners might have had more success in opening China to trade if

• A) the Jesuit missionaries had not worked so hard at converting the peasants.
• B) the Portuguese had not offended Chinese sensibilities so much that they were temporarily expelled from the country.
• C) the Portuguese and the Dutch had not jockeyed so hard for a favorable trade position when they arrived in China.
• D) missionaries had not inadvertently brought several deadly diseases with them.
• E) they had not tried to force Western scientific ideas on the Chinese.

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Definitions:

Sternum

A long flat bone located in the center of the chest, connecting to the ribs via cartilage and forming part of the rib cage.

Zygomatic

Relating to the cheekbone or zygoma, which is a bone that forms part of the orbit around the eye and the cheek.

Maxilla

One of a pair of bones forming the upper jaw, holding the upper teeth and playing a key role in the structure of the face.

Mandible

The lower jawbone, critical for chewing and forming the lower part of the face.