ukiyo-e prints influence Post-Impressionism Western art

Japanese prints strongly influenced modern Western art

Japanese woodblock prints called ukiyo-e were widely exported during the 1800s. Their unusual framing, flat areas of color, and other visual ideas strongly influenced Western artists, especially artists connected with Post-Impressionism.

The Spanish turned an Inca labor system into forced mine work

1 member per family

After conquering the Inca Empire, Spanish rulers took the existing mita labor system and used it for gold and silver mining. A family could be forced to send one member to work, and if that worker died, often within a year or two, the family usually had to send someone else.

Farm decline helped moose and bears return

In western Massachusetts, moose and black bears returned largely as forests regrew after agriculture declined. Reforestation on former farmland helped restore habitat for these larger mammals.

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ukiyo-e prints influence Post-Impressionism Western art

Japanese prints strongly influenced modern Western art

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