Chapter 12

Question 1

aristocracy

Answer 1

Class standing - usually the upper class.

Question 2

clan

Answer 2

A group of people joined by blood or marriage ties.

Question 3

class

Answer 3

A group people sharing the same economic, social, or ruling status.

Question 4

Chevreul

Answer 4

Eugene Chevreul was a scientist who theorized that contrasting colors applied as dots could intensify each other.

Question 5

Communist Manifesto

Answer 5

Written by Engels and Marx. The Communist Manifesto reflects an attempt to explain the goals of Communism, as well as the theory underlying this movement. It argues that class struggles, or the exploitation of one class by another, are the motivating force behind all historical developments.

Question 6

Fauvism

Answer 6

An art movement that originated in Paris in which color was exaggerated in paintings for greater power and expression.

Question 7

samurai

Answer 7

Japanese warrior-rulers

Question 8

Pointillism

Answer 8

Small dots of intense colors laid side by side. Seurat’s “La Grande Jatte” is an excellent example.

Question 9

genre painting

Answer 9

Ordinary scenes from everyday life. i.e. Vermeer’s “The Kitchen Maid”

Question 10

indigenous people

Answer 10

originating from a particular place; native

Question 11

Harlem Renaissance

Answer 11

A revival and celebration of African American culture, values, and aesthetics, which were expressed through all the arts in the 1920’s and 30s in the U.S.

Question 12

Neoclassical or Neoclassism

Answer 12

Revival of the Classical Greek and roman styles in the 18th century in art and architecture, as well as styles from the European Renaissance.

Question 13

Rococo

Answer 13

The style of art, architecture, music, and decorative arts from early-eighteenth century Europe, made primarily for the upper class or aristocracy.

Question 14

Ukiyuo-e

Answer 14

A kind of Japanese print or painting; “pictures of the floating world”.