Baroque artwork was lavish, dramatic, and awe inspiring. The goal of the movement for the Catholic Church was to create a sense of awe and teaching of the Catholic faith. At the time, Protestantism had taken foot and in order to demonstrate the power and glory of the Catholic Church, the papacy used baroque artwork to teach the stories of the bible and even demonstrate the tortures of hell. Many Europeans were unable to read and despite the bible beginning to be translated and more available, Catholics believed the word of God came from the Church. Therefore, the imagery helped to explain the stories of the faith without followers needing the ability to read.
They promoted Africans to identify as African, not as any "clan" or "faction" so that all the different African group's could get along withing the confines of there nations, that where drawn by Europeans to look nice and don't have any historic regard to cultures or ethnic groups.
The Quadis were early Germanic people that lived during the time of the Roman Empire. They invaded the Danube region from 166-180 A.D.
I believe it is a means to harvest the area of all timber, which can be beneficial for economic reasons and the ecosystem
