Classical Civilisation study guides

A complete guide to the exam skills for OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation (J199): the structure and assessment objectives of the two papers, how to answer source and stimulus questions, how to plan and write the 15-mark extended response, how to compare Greek and Roman material, and how to revise the named content and skills.

A complete overview of the gods and heroes half of OCR's GCSE Classical Civilisation Myth and Religion thematic study (J199/11). Covers the nature of the gods and the Olympians, the universal hero Heracles, the local hero Theseus, Rome's founders Aeneas and Romulus, myth as a symbol of power under Augustus, and beliefs about death and the underworld, plus the J199/11 exam questions.

A complete overview of the religion-in-practice half of OCR's GCSE Classical Civilisation Myth and Religion thematic study (J199/11). Covers sacred space and the Greek temple, Roman temples and architecture, religion in civic life and the priesthood, sacrifice, prayer and votive offerings, and the great Greek and Roman festivals, plus the J199/11 exam questions.

A complete overview of OCR's GCSE Classical Civilisation Roman City Life option (J199/22). Covers Roman housing (domus, insula and villa), the family and household, slavery and freedmen, education, leisure (the baths, the amphitheatre and the circus), and Pompeii and Herculaneum as evidence, plus the J199/22 exam questions.

A complete overview of the Culture half of OCR's GCSE Classical Civilisation The Homeric World option (J199/21). Covers the Mycenaean citadels (Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos), society and the palace (the wanax, the megaron, Linear B), art and material culture (the shaft graves, frescoes, tholos tombs), Troy and Knossos and trade, and the collapse of the Mycenaean world, plus the J199/21 exam questions.

A complete overview of the Literature half of OCR's GCSE Classical Civilisation The Homeric World option (J199/21): Homer's Odyssey, prescribed Books 9, 10, 19, 21 and 22. Covers Homeric society and heroic values, xenia and hospitality, Odysseus as a hero of cunning, the gods and fate (Athene and Poseidon), and the homecoming, recognition and revenge, plus the J199/21 exam questions.