2.2 Life in the Mycenaean Age: Hunting

Question 1

Why was hunting important?

Answer 1

• most of Greece was unsuitable for farmland
• so flatland was used to grow crops
• hunting was their only source of meat
• used for sacrifices

Question 2

What evidence are there for hunting?

Answer 2

• from frescoes
• the Lion Hunt Dagger

Question 3

PS: Lion Hunt Dagger
What materials was it made of?

Answer 3

• gold
• silver
• niello

Question 4

PS: Lion Hunt Dagger
Date?

Answer 4

16th Century BC

Question 5

PS: Lion Hunt Dagger
Location?

Answer 5

Grave IV, Grave Circle A, Mycenae

Question 6

PS: Lion Hunt Dagger
Significance?

Answer 6

• displays inlay technique
• too intricate to be used in hunting so must have belonged to King as status symbol
• evidence of trade as gold is not native to Greece