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Every OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation exam question on Key Mycenaean sites, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 22 questions on Key Mycenaean sites, as a list
- June 2025, The Homeric World, Q4 (2 marks): Source B: The Lion Gate at the entrance to Mycenae. 4 What is the part of the sculpture marked A thought to show? Do not refer to the lions. Make two points. 1
- June 2025, The Homeric World, Q5 (1 mark): Source B: The Lion Gate at the entrance to Mycenae. 5 Give the approximate date when the Lion Gate was built. [1]
- June 2025, The Homeric World, Q6 (3 marks): Source B: The Lion Gate at the entrance to Mycenae. 6 Why do you think lions were sculpted at the entrance to Mycenae? Make three points. 1 2 3 [3]
- June 2025, The Homeric World, Q7 (6 marks): Source B: The Lion Gate at the entrance to Mycenae. 7 Why was the approach to the Lion Gate constructed in the way shown in Source B? Make three points and supp
- June 2025, The Homeric World, Q12 (15 marks): Answer Question 23 or Question 24. You must use any suitable literature you have studied to support your answer. 12 ‘Mycenae was a much more impressive city tha
- June 2024, The Homeric World, Q1 (1 mark): Source A: A plan of a Mycenaean city. 1 Which city is shown in this plan? [1]
- June 2024, The Homeric World, Q2 (2 marks): Source A: A plan of a Mycenaean city. 2 Area 1 is known as the Killing Boxes. How did the design of the Killing Boxes make it easier for the inhabitants to defe
- June 2024, The Homeric World, Q3(a) (2 marks): Give two details about the area marked by number 2. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, The Homeric World, Q3(b) (1 mark): Why do you think this area was located next to the walls? [1]
- June 2024, The Homeric World, Q4 (6 marks): Source A: A plan of a Mycenaean city. 4 Why would it have been difficult for enemies to attack and capture this city? Make three points. You should not refer to
- June 2023, The Homeric World, Q9 (15 marks): Answer Question 20 or 21. You must use any suitable classical sources you have studied to support your answer. 9 ‘From the evidence of the cities and the struct
- June 2022, The Homeric World, Q1(a) (1 mark): Where did this staircase lead to? [1]
- June 2022, The Homeric World, Q1(b) (1 mark): Apart from it being underground, give one detail of the place that this staircase led to. [1]
- June 2022, The Homeric World, Q1(c) (1 mark): Why was this place underground? [1]
- June 2022, The Homeric World, Q2(a) (1 mark): Name the building technique that was used to create the roof. [1]
- June 2022, The Homeric World, Q2(b) (1 mark): What did this technique involve? [1]
- June 2022, The Homeric World, Q8 (8 marks): Source D: A plan showing some of the buildings and defences at the city traditionally called. 8 ‘Level VIIa of Troy provides the best evidence that the Trojan W
- November 2021, The Homeric World, Q1 (1 mark): Source A: An area of the site of Mycenae. 1 Which Mycenaean building is shown in Source A? [1]
- November 2021, The Homeric World, Q2(a) (2 marks): Describe the precise location of this building within the city of Mycenae. [2]
- November 2021, The Homeric World, Q2(b) (2 marks): Give two reasons why it was situated here. 1. 2. [2]
- November 2021, The Homeric World, Q3 (2 marks): Source A: An area of the site of Mycenae. 3 State two different uses for the area of the building shown in Source A. 1. 2. [2]
- November 2021, The Homeric World, Q11 (15 marks): Answer one of the following questions You should refer to any of the literature you have studied to support your argument. 11 ‘We gain a clearer idea of what wa
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