The curiosity and ability to use change as an advantage gave the developing European culture the power to make itself far more advanced than the Chinese. Even though China was long the most advanced culture in the planet, they would not stay that way after the arrival of the Europeans. The primary factor of this was that Confucian scholars believed in tradition and repression new ideas. They also felt that their culture was being destroyed …showed first 75 words of 1238 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1238 total…change technology would change that. China had also lost technological ground because Confucian scholars believed in tradition and discouraged change. Chinese culture was also being destroyed by European influence. Confucian scholars therefore wanted an end to European influence. Europe however was just developing into a civilized culture and needed change to advance. This curiosity and need for change led Europe to take advantage of Chinese technology and become the most powerful nation on the planet.