Homeric world prescribed sources

Question 1

where was the megaron/palace located?

Answer 1

centrally, away from the walls

Question 2

what is a sally port?

Answer 2

a gap in the Cyclopes walls which enables Mycenaean warriors to unexpectedly ambush attackers

Question 3

what was the name of the water supply?

Answer 3

underground cistern

Question 4

how tall were the Cyclopean walls?

Answer 4

12-18m

Question 5

how wide were the Cyclopean walls?

Answer 5

2-6m

Question 6

what material was the lion gate made of?

Answer 6

conglomerate

Question 7

what are the two vertical supports on the lion gate called?

Answer 7

jambs

Question 8

what is the name of the horizontal support above the lion gate?

Answer 8

lintel

Question 9

where was the lion gate located?

Answer 9

north east side of the city

Question 10

how can you recognise the tomb of Aegisthus?

Answer 10

corralling technique to make a round room, no roof

Question 11

how many galleries were at the site of Tiryns?

Answer 11

two

Question 12

what are galleries?

Answer 12

passages within the cyclopean walls which enable soldiers to ambush attackers

Question 13

what were the death boxes in Tiryns?

Answer 13

large boxes used to trap attackers and ambush them from above

Question 14

where was the dagger blade showing a hunting scene found?

Answer 14

Grave circle A, Mycenae

Question 15

what is the name of the black material used on the dagger blade showing a hunting scene?

Answer 15

niello

Question 16

where was the fresco of a woman holding a necklace found?

Answer 16

house of the chief priest, Mycenae

Question 17

where was the gold death mask of Agamemnon found?

Answer 17

shaft grave V, Mycenae

Question 18

where was the gold Pyxis found?

Answer 18

grave circle A, shaft grave V, Mycenae

Question 19

where was the gold rhyton found?

Answer 19

grave circle A, Mycenae

Question 20

where was the warrior vase found?

Answer 20

house of the warrior, Mycenae

Question 21

where was the Linear B tablet found?

Answer 21

Pylos

Question 22

what form of writing is used on the Linear B tablets?

Answer 22

syllabic and ideogram forms

Question 23

where was the boar tusk helmet found?

Answer 23

chamber tomb, Mycenae

Question 24

where was the signet ring showing a hunting scene found?

Answer 24

Tyrins

Question 25

where was the fresco showing a couple travelling by chariot found?

Answer 25

Tyrins

Question 26

where was the fresco of a fisherman and his catch found?

Answer 26

Akrotiri

Question 27

where was the fresco of a ship procession and coastal town found?

Answer 27

Akrotiri, Santorini

Question 28

where was the fresco showing a woman picking saffron found?

Answer 28

Akrotiri

Question 29

Where was the fresco showing a goddess or priestess holding plants or flowers found?

Answer 29

Cult centre, Mycenae

Question 30

where was the gold Vapheio cup found?

Answer 30

Laconia

Question 31

where was the amphorae showing an octopus found?

Answer 31

Argos

Question 32

where was the stirrup jar with stripes and a spout found?

Answer 32

Kalkani tomb, Mycenae

Question 33

where was the ivory sculpture of two women and a child found?

Answer 33

Mycenae

Question 34

where was the glass duck/swan vessel found?

Answer 34

Grave omicron, Grave circle B, Mycenae