OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation Paper 3

Life in the Mycenaean Age

• Palaces Pro
• Everyday life Pro
• Linear B tablets Pro

Decorative Arts

• Frescoes Pro
• Jewellery Pro
• Decorative objects and their creation Pro

Tombs, Graves, and Burial

• Burial customs and structures Pro
• Funerary objects and grave contents Pro

Visual and Material Sources

• Visual and Material Sources Pro
• Visual Culture Study Requirements 3 notes
  • Physical Analysis and Purpose of Material Remains Pro
  • Methodological Challenges and Cultural Interpretation Pro
  • Historical Synthesis and Ancient Audience Reception Pro

Literary Techniques and Composition

• Homer as a story-teller and the idea of epic Pro
• Narrative and descriptive techniques Pro

• Themes in the Odyssey 3 notes
  • Xenia, Civilisation and Barbarism Pro
  • Justice, Revenge and Deceit Pro
  • Nostos and Fate Pro

• The character of Odysseus Pro

Key Characters in the Odyssey

• The portrayal of key characters 4 notes
  • The Role and Portrayal of the Gods Pro
  • Penelope and Telemachus Pro
  • The Suitors, the Crew and the Slaves Pro
  • Supernatural Figures: Polyphemus and Circe Pro

Literary Sources

• Prescribed Texts Pro
• Literature Study Requirements 3 notes
  • Narrative and Literary Techniques in the Odyssey Pro
  • Core Themes of the Odyssey Pro
  • Cultural Context and Ancient Audience Responses Pro