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The Homeric World: Culture
Quick questions on Mycenaean art and material culture - OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation
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What are the gold of the shaft graves?Show answer
The sheer quantity of gold shows a wealthy, status-conscious elite who took their riches to the grave.
What are the tholos tombs?Show answer
These huge tombs advertised the wealth and power of the kings even in death, like the citadel walls and the Lion Gate in life.
What is q1?Show answer
What is a tholos tomb? [Knowledge recall]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain why the "Mask of Agamemnon" cannot really have belonged to Agamemnon. [Short explanation]
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