Question

questions 14 - 15 refer to the images below.

1. the source on the left is from a work called a casta painting. the term \casta\ means \caste\ or \class\. what does the use of this term

to describe the painting imply?
(a) it is meant to show how children of mixed race needed adoption.
(b) it was used to warn against the mixing of ethnic groups in colonial latin america.
(c) it is a painting in a series of works that shows different levels of social hierarchy.
(d) it was used as a screen to divide rooms from one another.

1. which conclusion about spanish colonialism in the americas can be drawn

from the diagram below?
(a) africans and native americans were politically powerful
(b) the peninsulares made up the majority of the population
(c) social privilege was related to a geography and ethnicity
(d) mestizos and mulattoes controlled the most land in the colonies

Explanation:

The casta paintings were used to show the social hierarchy in colonial Latin America based on race and descent. Each category (e.g., Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattoes, Native Americans, African - descent people) had a specific place in the social order. The paintings visually represented these social classes, which is in line with the concept of social hierarchy in the sub - field of Sociology.

Answer:

The use of the term "casta" in the painting implies a focus on social hierarchy, which is related to the sub - field of Sociology.