The long Duree vocab

Question 1

Luddite

Answer 1

a person who is opposed to a new way

Question 2

mannerism

Answer 2

mannerism is sometimes defined as the “stylish style” for its emphasis on self-conscious artifice over realistic depiction.

Question 3

artifice

Answer 3

clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.

Question 4

virtuoso

Answer 4

possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as fine arts, music, singing, playing a musical instrument, or composition

Question 5

Demos

Answer 5

originating from ancient Greek and meaning ‘the common people’) essentially just means the common people of a Greek state, according to the Oxford dictionary.

Question 6

Coalesce

Answer 6

the merging of elements

Question 7

Nomadic

Answer 7

moving around a lot
nomadikós - greek for herdsmen

Question 8

Barter

Answer 8

trade

Question 9

megalith

Answer 9

prehistoric communities to build monuments, burial places, and sanctuaries.

derives from the Ancient Greek words “mega” for great and “lithos” for stone

Question 10

Silk Road

Answer 10

Eurasian trade routes

facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West

Question 11

peripatetic

Answer 11

travelling from place to place

Question 12

denudation

Answer 12

moving water, ice, wind, and waves erode the Earth’s surface,

reduction in elevation and in relief of landforms and landscapes.

Question 13

antithetical

Answer 13

directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.

Question 14

ziggurat

Answer 14

pyramidal stepped temple tower
religious
mesopotamia

Question 15

ephemeral

Answer 15

lasting for a very short time.

Question 16

ecclesiastical

Answer 16

relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.

Question 17

Platonic Architecture

Answer 17

From greek philosopher Plato
Platonism is the view that there exist such things as abstract objects

Platonic Forms represent non-physical qualities or properties beyond the physical realm, with physical objects reflecting or copying these Forms

Question 18

Humanism

Answer 18

a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values

rejects supernaturalism and stresses an individual’s dignity and worth and capacity for self-realization through reason.

Question 19

austerity

Answer 19

difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure.

Question 20

acropolis

Answer 20

acro- means “high;” thus, an acropolis is basically a “high city

Ancient cities often grew up around a high point, in order that they could easily be defended.

Question 21

agora

Answer 21

a gathering place. especially : the marketplace in ancient Greece.