The Duke of Urbino

What does the painting above reflect about the philosophy of the Ming Dynasty? The mind, not the physical world is the basis for reality.

Ming Dynasty

What is the Tempietto, seen below? A small tomb built by Bramante, in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio. What purpose did a grotto serve? A place where one could commune with nymphs and muses, and escape the summer heat.

Matisse used pure colors and the white of exposed canvas to create a light-filled atmosphere in his Fauve paintings. Rather than using modeling or shading to lend volume and structure to his pictures, Matisse used contrasting areas of pure, unmodulated color.

What is grattage? c. creating pattern by scraping off layers of paint from a canvas that is laid over a textured surface.

Grattage is a surrealist painting technique that involves laying a canvas prepared with a layer of oil paint over a textured object and then scraping the paint off to create an interesting and unexpected surface.

Imperialism. Definition: Policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories.

Economic, political, and military interests spurred European imperialism in the 1800’s. Other motivating factors included humanitarianism, religious fervor, and racism. Europeans of all classes supported imperialism.

what were three factors that fueled the emergence of US imperialism? desire for military strength, thirst for new markets and cultural superiority.

Three factors fueled American Imperialism.

• Economic competition among industrial nations.
• Political and military competition, including the creation of a strong naval force.
• A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon descent.

1. What are four reasons for imperialism? Four reasons for imperialism are money, national pride, racism, and religion. Europeans wanted colonies to provide raw materials for their factories and to sell their goods in the new colonies.

The United States expansion abroad was bad because it was based on the economic exploitation of people and resources from other countries. Expansion abroad was not justified because the United States infringed on the rights of other free people.