Responses
Ricci brought Western knowledge and spread it to the Chinese people.
Ricci brought Western knowledge and spread it to the Chinese people.
Ming China efforts to keep Europeans at a distance were failing.
Ming China efforts to keep Europeans at a distance were failing.
Ricci was allowed in Beijing because the Europeans had decided to become Chinese tributes.
Ricci was allowed in Beijing because the Europeans had decided to become Chinese tributes.
Christianity was becoming an important religion in Ming China.
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The response that best suggests the significance of Matteo Ricci’s success in getting access to Beijing is:
Ming China efforts to keep Europeans at a distance were failing.
This option highlights the broader geopolitical and cultural implications of Ricci's access, indicating that despite the Ming Dynasty's attempts to isolate itself from European influences, the reality was shifting as engagement with Western knowledge and ideas began to take hold.
