Life in the Mycenaean age: OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation questions

Every OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation exam question on Life in the Mycenaean age, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

All 22 questions on Life in the Mycenaean age, as a list

June 2025, The Homeric World, Q9 (1 mark): Source C: A Mycenaean comb showing elaborately carved designs. 9 From what place did the Mycenaeans import this material? [1]
June 2025, The Homeric World, Q10 (8 marks): Source C: A Mycenaean comb showing elaborately carved designs. 10 ‘Trade was a vital part of life for all Mycenaeans.’ How far do you agree with this assessment
June 2025, The Homeric World, Q11 (15 marks): Answer Question 23 or Question 24. You must use any suitable literature you have studied to support your answer. 11 ‘It would have been much better to have live
June 2024, The Homeric World, Q7(a) (1 mark): Give one reason why these shields are more effective than tower shields or figure of eight shields. [1]
June 2024, The Homeric World, Q7(b) (1 mark): Give one reason why these shields are less effective than tower shields or figure of eight shields. [1]
June 2024, The Homeric World, Q8 (4 marks): Source B: A Mycenaean vessel showing soldiers. 8 What does the appearance of the soldiers, apart from their shields, tell us about Mycenaean armies? Make two po
June 2024, The Homeric World, Q11 (8 marks): Source C: A Mycenaean signet ring. 11 ‘This ring is our best piece of evidence about hunting in the Mycenaean Age.’ How far do you agree with this assessment? U
June 2023, The Homeric World, Q4(a) (2 marks): Describe two aspects of the clothing in Source C that are typically Mycenaean. 1 2 [2]
June 2023, The Homeric World, Q4(b) (1 mark): Suggest one thing this tells us about the Mycenaeans. [1]
June 2023, The Homeric World, Q6 (2 marks): Source C: A fresco of a Mycenaean lady. 6 Describe the clothes that a Mycenaean man would have worn. [2]
June 2023, The Homeric World, Q7(a) (1 mark): From where did the Mycenaeans obtain their gold? [1]
June 2023, The Homeric World, Q8 (15 marks): Answer Question 20 or 21. You must use any suitable classical sources you have studied to support your answer. 8 ‘A society where everything was focused on war.
June 2022, The Homeric World, Q4(a) (2 marks): State two types of shield that are being used by the hunters in Source B. 1 2 [2]
June 2022, The Homeric World, Q4(b) (1 mark): What does the use of these types of shields tell us about the Mycenaeans? [1]
June 2022, The Homeric World, Q5 (4 marks): Source B: The Lion Hunt Dagger. 5 Using Source B, apart from the fact that lions were hunted, why do you think hunting would have been dangerous in the Mycenaea
June 2022, The Homeric World, Q6 (6 marks): Source C: A Linear B tablet. 6 How is this tablet useful in telling us about Mycenaean society? Make three points. 1 2 3 [6]
June 2022, The Homeric World, Q7 (2 marks): Source C: A Linear B tablet. 7 Why might Linear B tablets help us to understand what happened at the end of the Mycenaean Age? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
June 2022, The Homeric World, Q9 (15 marks): Answer one of the following questions. You should refer to any of the literature you have studied to support your argument. 9 ‘It is clear that those who lived
November 2021, The Homeric World, Q4 (2 marks): Source B: A piece of Mycenaean ivory sculpture. 4 Describe two ways in which the woman in Source B is typical of Mycenaean women. 1. 2. [2]
November 2021, The Homeric World, Q5 (1 mark): Source B: A piece of Mycenaean ivory sculpture. 5 Name one material that the Mycenaeans used to make clothes. [1]
November 2021, The Homeric World, Q6(a) (2 marks): Describe two other features of the clothing or appearance of Mycenaean women that are not shown in this image. 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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