Fredrick Douglas was the African American who said the Mexican War was "disgraceful" because he thought if America would annex Mexico then slavery would be carried over into the new territory.
Answer: Spain: 1) in the first part of the history there are various monarchies and Spain is not united, 2) unification of Spain in 1469 under the kings of Aragon and Castile, 3) Habsburgs (the first Habsburg in Spanish throne was Philip I The Fair, son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I) who ruled shortly during 1506. This dynasty reigned in Spain till 1714 (death of Charles II), 3) Bourbons (from 1714 till today). France: 1) Capet dynasty (starts with Hugh Capet), 2) Valois dynasty (which is a branch of Capet dynasty, starts with Philip VI, 1328 became the king of France), 3) Bourbon dynasty (first king of this dynasty was Henri IV, 1589). 4) short perior of Napoleon dynasty (Napoleon I), 5) Bourbon dynasty again (1814/15-1830), 6) Napoleon dynasty (so-called Second Empire, 1852-1870).
Explanation: that part of history that took place before 1469 I do not consider history of Spain because there were different monarchies there. What happened before Hugh Capet (Carolingian dynasty, Merovingian dynasty) I do not consider "France" because it was "kingdom of Francs".
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.
