OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
Paper 3
Revise: Visual and Material SourcesThe north-eastern extension later protected access to water and included a sally port. The whole defensive system was therefore not built at once.
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GCSE Classics · key term
A small defended exit through fortifications, allowing defenders to make a sudden counter-attack.
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Paper 3
Revise: Visual and Material SourcesThe north-eastern extension later protected access to water and included a sally port. The whole defensive system was therefore not built at once.
Compare the cities directly. Both had cisterns and sally ports; these were not unique to Mycenae.
A sally port allowed defenders to leave and counter-attack. It was not an arrow slit.
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