Question

what ways were Western, Christian missionaries influential in the global history of science in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Give one historical example.

Answer 1

What influence did Christian missionaries have?

Perhaps the most lasting cultural impact of the missionaries has come through their contributions to Bible translation and education. By translating the Bible into the language of non-European people, missionaries had to become pupils, learning the finer points of a local language from indigenous teachers.