1) Central figures in medieval art were mostly religious motifs or emperors which were presented as if they were saints. Commonly, paintings or frescoes in buildings would show great kings building monasteries or helping people or similar things.
2) Religious motifs were mostly depicted in art at the time. Pictures were often of Jesus Christ and his sacrifices or of him helping people or other saints. In that period, art had to be bigger than people and had to serve a function for people and present religious beliefs.
3) Nowadays art is more complex. At that time art didn't presume that self-reflection would be involved while understanding art nowadays has a huge degree of analysis and self-reflection on what has been seen. Also, nowadays art isn't about religion or kings but rather about abstract concepts.
1. The character is uncle sam, the representation of the United States in human form.
2. The man symbolizes the United States gradually becoming more of a world power, both internally and externally (socially and by show of force).
3. The artist isn't exactly trying to prove a point. Instead the author just wants to visualize the US expansion up until the 20th century, making the man bigger and bigger the more territory is gained.
4. The result is that the United States has come from being nothing but a rebellious colony to a recognized world power, but not exactly THE world power. It has become wealthy because of the land it possesses, such as the Eastern U..S (trade & massive industrial space), the panama canal (maritime control), and the western U.S. (trade with China and Japan, gold).
5. Based just on how the look of Uncle Sam progresses, it seems the author is against U.S. imperialism to some extent. Some could perceive Uncle Sam as looking like the typical greedy tycoon who only cares about wealth and power rather than the well being of those under him.
The first is B. don't know the 2nd. the third is B. the fourth is A. the fifth is D.
Explanation:
The spanish conquered the great Aztec and Inca empires by bringing diseases to kill most of them off quickly, scaring them with the horses, and using their more advanced superior weapons to kill them.
