key sites

Question 1

what and where was the underground cistern?

Answer 1

it was in Mycenae and it was an underground water tank

Question 2

why was the underground cistern useful?

Answer 2

it collected water from a nearby spring and meant that if the attackers blocked of their water they would be fine

Question 3

when was the lion gate built?

Answer 3

1250 BC

Question 4

what was the lion gate carving made of?

Answer 4

limestone

Question 5

what was the stone in the lion gate made of?

Answer 5

conglomerate

Question 6

what was the lion gate?

Answer 6

the main entrance to Mycenae

Question 7

what is the term for the side pieces of the lion gate?

Answer 7

jamb

Question 8

what is the term for the top part of the lion gate?

Answer 8

lintel

Question 9

what did grave circle A contain?

Answer 9

1 bronze dagger, gold masks, ornaments and stille

Question 10

when was grave circle A found?

Answer 10

1876

Question 11

what was grave circle A built after?

Answer 11

grave circle B

Question 12

what is the diameter of grave circle A?

Answer 12

27 meters

Question 13

how many grave shafts were there in grave circle A?

Answer 13

6

Question 14

how many people were found in grave circle A?

Answer 14

19

Question 15

when was grave circle B found?

Answer 15

1952

Question 16

where was grave circle B?

Answer 16

200 meters west from Mycenae

Question 17

when was grave circle B built?

Answer 17

around 1600-1500 BC

Question 18

what was the diameter of grave circle B?

Answer 18

28 meters

Question 19

how many people were found in grave circle B?

Answer 19

35

Question 20

how big was Tiryns?

Answer 20

300 meters long and 45-100 meters wide

Question 21

how high is the wall Tiryns was built on?

Answer 21

18 meters

Question 22

when was the earliest date of building in Tiryns?

Answer 22

2500BC

Question 23

when were Tiryns walls built?

Answer 23

1400 BC

Question 24

when was the eastern gate and the palace in Tiryns built?

Answer 24

1300 BC

Question 25

when was Tiryns walls extended?

Answer 25

1200BC

Question 26

where was the palace in Tiryns built?

Answer 26

on the highest part of Tiryns known as the upper city

Question 27

how is Tiryns described in the Illiad?

Answer 27

"surrounded by walls"

Question 28

explain the galleries in Tiryns.

Answer 28

they were built in the outer walls of the city, they were 30 meters long, rooms lead of the galleries

Question 29

what size was the eastern gate in Tiryns?

Answer 29

3 meters by 3 meters

Question 30

what were 3 key defensive elements of the eastern gate in Tiryns?

Answer 30

attackers could be trapped in the long narrow passage between the two gates where defenders could throw rocks down on them

Question 31

what was the cyclopean ramp?

Answer 31

the main approach to the entrance it was 4.7 meters wide

Question 32

what was the uluburun ship carrying?

Answer 32

copper, tin ingots, glass, beads, ivory and precious metals

Question 33

why is the uluburun shipwreck important?

Answer 33

it revealed a lot on ancient trade and culture

Question 34

what age and century was the uluburun ship from?

Answer 34

the bronze age, 1300-1200 BCE

Question 35

where was the uluburun shipwreck found?

Answer 35

off the coast of turkey

Question 36

how deep was the uluburun shipwreck?

Answer 36

45m deep