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5ths Classical Civilisation


Mock exam
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Make sure that you write legibly


Answer both Sections A and B
Write your answers in the booklet provided.
If you need to write more use some lined paper

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Section A: Athens & Sparta
1. What types of work would the helots perform?

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2. Explain why the Spartan system needed the helots.

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3. To what extent were the Perioeci different from the helots?

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4. What were the three main types of slave in ancient Athens?

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5. Do you think that slaves in Athens and helots in Sparta were treated in a similar
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6. Define the terms agoge, paidonomos, apothetae and eiren.

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7. How did a Spartan boy's upbringing make him a good soldier?

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8. Why was the syssition fundamental to Spartan Society?

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9. How far would you say that a young Spartan over 18 was allowed to live as he
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Write out Either Essay 1 OR Essay 2


Essay 1
1. Describe the appearance of an Athenian house and the materials used to build it.

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2. What does the design of an Athenian house and the daily life in it show about
the position AND role of women in Athens?

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3. What would have liked and disliked about attending an Athenian symposium?

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Essay 2
1. Describe the wedding ceremony of an Athenian woman.

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2. Explain why betrothal and dowry were so central to the Athenian marriage.

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3. To what extent would you say that Athenian women were worse off than their Spartan
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Section B: Pompeii

1. What did the person in Figure 1 die from?

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2. What is the name of the archaeologist responsible for making this type of cast?

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3. Explain how this cast was made.

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4. What evidence do we have that Pompeians were seriously interested in their
security?

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5. How does the archaeological evidence prove that the Pompeians used both the land and
sea in their commercial activities?
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6. Do you think that Pompeii would be a good place to be a baker?

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7. State 3 features of a typical shop.

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8. Explain why so many houses had shops attached to them.

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9. To what extent were there advantages and disadvantages working in a fullonica?

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10. What did Pompeians use thermopolia for?

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Write out Either Essay 1 OR Essay 2


Essay 1
1. What are the features of the theatre and odeon in Pompeii?

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2. How does the archaeological evidence support the idea that gladiatorial combats were very
popular in Pompeii?

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3. Would you say that there is a huge divide in the way we define leisure today and the way
Pompeians did?

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Essay 2
1. Describe the features of the temple of Isis at Pompeii.

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2. Explain why there were so many different temples in the forum.

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3. In comparison to our society would you say that Pompeians were much more obsessed with
religion?
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