chapter 11.4 Flashcards
mondernism
the changes produced by writers and artists
psychoanalysis
when a theraist could probe deeply into the patient’s memory
social darwinism
belief that darwin’s theory of natural selection could be applied to modern human societies
pogrom
organized massacres
zionism
jews immigrated to palestine, which became home for a jewish nationalist movement called zionism
hendrick ibsen and emile zola
explored the role of women in society, as well as alcoholism and urban slums
claude monet
paintings captured interplay of light, water, and sky
vincent van gogh
art was a spiritual experience; maintained that artists should paint what they feel
george eastman
created the kodak camera
pablo picasso
created cubism
wassily kandinsky
one of the first people to use abstract style; sought to avoid visual reality altogether
igor stravinsky
his music expressed expressive sounds and bold rhythms
marie curie
discovered that an element called radium gave off energy
albert einstein
new theory that stated that space and tine are not absolute but are relative to the observer
sigmund freud
proposed theories; human behavior was strongly determined by past experiences and internal forces of which people were largely unaware
herbert spencer
the strong advanced while the weak declined
alfred dreyfus
found guilty of selling army secrets, but was really innocent
theodore herzl
believed that the jews who wish it will have their state
modernity in art and literature
writers and artists rebelled against the traditional literary and artistic styles that had dominated europe
postimpressionism
artists should paint what they feel
the camera
invented by george eastman
cubism
an art style created by pablo picasso; geometric designs that re-created reality in the viewer’s eyes
abstract art
avoiding visual reality altogether; art should speak directly to the soul
the atom
discovered by marie curie, mater was thought to be made of bodies called atoms
theory of relativity
space and time are not absolute but relative to the observer
psychology
psychoanalysis; interpretation of dreams
social darwinism
belief that darwin’s theory of natural selection could be applied to modern human societies
anti-semitism
hostility toward/discrimination against jews
jewish state in palestine
settlement in the palestine was difficult, becuase it was then part of the ottoman empire
