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Mycenae Flashcards

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Dating of Mycenaean civilisation

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1600BC-1150BC

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What were the 3 main cities

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  • Mycenae
  • Tiryns
  • Troy
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4 aspects of a Mycenae

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  • Sally Port (back exit)
  • Lion Gate
  • Underground cistern (water supply)
  • Grave circle A+B
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4 aspects of Tiryns

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  • Cyclopean ramp
  • Tholos tomb
  • palace
  • 8m high, 13m thick walls
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3 key factors of Mycenaean cities

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  • on a hill
  • water supply
  • tall + wide walls
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What is corbelling

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When the gate to the city is like a funnel so that attackers are easier to kill, also so that objects and weapons could be dropped on the enemy as they entered.

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What is a sally port

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A secret exit in a mycenaean city used to escape if they were under attack, or to sneak up behind their opposition

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Grave circle B

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  • situated 200m from the east of the city walls

- contained 24 graves

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What is a Stele

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Stone slabs, with patterns and images carved on them, often used as a grave stone.

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What are 3 features of the Tholos tomb

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  • a huge igloo shaped tomb
  • the stones used to build it weighed lots
  • was used to bury the Wanax (Mycenean king)
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How were frescos made

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Paint was put onto damp plaster so that when it dried the colours were fixed into the plaster - this is what allowed frescos to survive till today

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3 pieces of evidence FOR Troy VI

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  • was destroyed around 1250BC, similar to Trojan war of 1200BC
  • seemed to have towers that featured in the illiad
  • had tall walls and lots of houses as mentioned in the illiad
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Evidence AGAINST Troy VI

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Archeologists believe it was destroyed by an earthquake, unlike the fire in the illiad

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3 pieces of evidence FOR Troy VIIa

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  • was destroyed by a large fire, which matched Virgils description
  • 3 bronze arrow heads have been found
  • had large towers as described in the illiad
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Evidence AGAINST Troy VIIa

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Crammed together houses suggests the city was poor, unlike the rich city Homer described

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What is a krater

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A large bowl used form mixing wine

17
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What is a Megaron?

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The great hall in the centre of a Mycenaean palace

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What was the 3 main features of a Megaron?

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  • Entrance porch
  • Front room
  • Hearth (fire in the centre for cooking and heat)
19
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What is the repousse technique?

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A technique where a design is hammered onto an object from the inside of it

20
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What is a pyxis?

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A box, oftern with a lid, to hold cosmetics of possibly jewellery

21
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What is the inlay technique?

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A technique where one metal is put on top of another on an object

22
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What is the cloisonne technique?

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The soldering of a wire onto metal and then putting glass or gemstones in the soldered pattern

23
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What is granulation technique?

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Dropping molten metal onto an object to give a spotted effect

24
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What is an amphora?

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A clay storage jar, often containing wine and olive oil, with two carrying handles

25
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What is a kylix?

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A drinking cup

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What is a pithos?

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A large, clay storage jar

27
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What is a rhyton?

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  • A vessel probably for pouring liquid
  • Either the shape of a cone or animal head
  • Made from either pottery or metal
28
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What is a libation?

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A drink offering poured in honour of the gods

29
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What is a cist grave?

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A grave in the form of a stone-lined pit,

Dug into the earth, and covered up

30
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What is a shaft grave?

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A grave in which a deep shaft was dug and a space created at the bottom for a body,
Often re-used for later burials

31
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What is a dromos

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The pathway leading to the tholos tomb

32
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What is a chamber tomb

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A tomb dug from rock

In which a body would be buried in a chamber

33
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5 Things found in grave circle A

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  • 2 gold death masks
  • gold necklace
  • gold cup with repousse spirals
  • amber bead necklace
  • bronze dagger with the blade inlaid with golden spirals

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