2.2 Life in the Mycenaean Age: Chariots

Question 1

Uses of a chariot?

Answer 1

• chasing prey
• to drive warriors to the centre of fighting
• to race each other in funeral contests

Question 2

What does the frescoe of the travelling couple tell us about chariots?

Answer 2

The fresco from Tiryns shows that chariots were also a mode of transport. The chariot is spacious and covered in animal hide and red fur.

Question 3

What do you think it would have been like to travel in a chariot in Mycenae?

Answer 3

• uncomfortable due to rocky terrains
• feeling of superiority as it showed higher class

Question 4

What does the Stelai of Grave Circle A show about chariots?

Answer 4

• depicting a man in a chariot chasing down another man either during a race or battle.
• suggest race or battle