A.New York’s mountainous terrain would allow them to set up strong defenses .
<span>C. They built aqueducts that carried water from the hills to the city.</span>
In Ming painting, the traditions of both the Southern Song painting academy and the
Yuan
(1279–1368)
scholar-artist
were developed further. While the Zhe (Zhejiang Province) school of painters carried on the descriptive, ink-wash style of the Southern Song with great technical virtuosity, the Wu (Suzhou) school explored the expressive calligraphic styles of Yuan scholar-painters emphasizing restraint and self-cultivation. In Ming scholar-painting, as in
calligraphy
, each form is built up of a recognized set of brushstrokes, yet the execution of these forms is, each time, a unique personal performance. Valuing the presence of personality in a work over mere technical skill, the Ming scholar-painter aimed for mastery of performance rather than laborious craftsmanship.
Early Ming decorative arts inherited the richly eclectic legacy of the Mongol Yuan dynasty, which included both regional Chinese traditions and foreign influences. For example, the fourteenth-century development of blue-and-white ware and
cloisonné
; enamelware arose, at least in part, in response to lively trade with the Islamic world, and many Ming examples continued to reflect strong
Answer: Sphere of Influence
Explanation:
China in the 19th and early 20th century was too weak to resist the Western powers that dominated her trade. They forced unequal treaties on her through diplomatic pressure and wars.
This led to several European powers dominating areas in China and getting special trade privileges in those areas. Countries that indulged in this include Britain, France, Germany and Russia.