1. European Influence in Asia
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2. Religious Rivalries Not everyone welcomed Europeans into Asia
Many Asian nations didn’t want Christianity being spread bc they practiced their own religions.
Hinduism
Buddhism

3. Christianity begins to spread
Missionaries bring Christianity with them during exploration and trading.
Jesuits= Catholic missionaries
Francis Xavier= famous Jesuit missionary who converted 300,000 Japanese to Christianity

4. Japan and China practiced Isolationism
They didn’t want any foreign influence, especially religion, coming into their countries.
They closed their countries to other nations.
One exception The Dutch
Because the Dutch were only interested in trade and not spreading religion, they traded with the Dutch.

5. European breakthroughs in Asia
The Portuguese had success seizing the Moluccas or the spice islands; this didn’t last long because the Dutch pushed the Portuguese out!
Spanish founded a colony in the Philippines at Manila.
They converted a lot of people to Catholicism
The Europeans had limited influence on the mainland states of Southeast Asia (Vietnam/Thailand)/