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This is where Ricci leans the spirit and mind of Christianity and paves the way for becoming a missionary that would give tremenous influence to China
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This is where Mateo Ricci worked as a priest and teached many Indians some Christian beliefs. The experience was valuable for Ricci to adapt to the new atmostpher China as well in the future.
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Ricci settled with Michele Rugguleri, an Italian Jesuit Priest.
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I personally think that this is a very important thing for Ricci, since his world maps and writings are what triggered a shift in the minds of many traditional Chinese at that time.
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Probably the main reason of him getting expelled is due to his consistent efforts to spread Christianity and texts that were not authorized by the Chinese government
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After he was expelled, he settled in Shaozhou. Mateo Ricci was attacked. It shows that many mandarins were still hostile towards Westerners that were trying to expand their influence in China at that time.
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Jesuits must have felt the need to be more friendly and amicable towards the Chinese by in a way conforming to Chinese culture
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Due to his noticeable work in expanding influence to China, his effort was acknowledged by officials in Italy.
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This shows that the emperor at the time Wang Li, was fond of what Mateo Ricci was capable of. Mateo Ricci cleverly used such good impression to expand his influence in mainland China.
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After visiting Peking for the second time on January 24th, due to his contribution of composing eight songs to the emperor, Ricci can now stay and live in Peking
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This books shows Ricci's account of what God is in the Catholic belief. It helped the Chinese understand the Christian belief.
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