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Women in the Ancient World: Study Guide for GCSE OCR Classical Civilisation

J199/12

Component Group 1: Thematic Study

3 activity types:
  1. Consolidation questions
  2. Source questions
  3. Independent research

A bespoke study guide designed to teach students the many facets of life for women in Ancient Greece and Rome. All key topics from the specification, including the relationship between women and power, legend and religion, are covered through tailored notes, sources and activities.

This easy-to-use pack covers all prescribed sources, and guides students on how to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills they will need in the exam.

Prescribed Sources
Literary Sources Visual/Material Sources
  • Women of Legend
  • Young Women
  • Women in the Home
  • ‘Improper’ Women
  • Women and Religion
  • Women and Power
  • Warrior Women
  • Aristophanes, Assemblywomen, 1–240
  • Euripides, Helen, 1–67
  • Euripides, Medea, 1–38; 1293–1389
  • Hesiod, Works and Days, 54–105
  • Homer, Iliad, 3:121–180
  • Plutarch, Pericles, 24
  • Catullus, 7, 8, 83
  • Cicero, Pro Caelio, 49–51
  • Laudatio Turiae
  • Livy, History of Rome, 1.9–10; 1.12–13; 1.57–59; 34.1
  • Sallust, The Conspiracy of Catiline, 24.5–25
  • Virgil, Aeneid, 8.671–713; 11.532–835

Sources for success

Key exam requirements covered:
  • Understand literary and visual/material sources
  • Use source materials to understand social, historical and cultural contexts
  • Convey significance of these contexts through informed judgement
  • Understand possible interpretations from different audiences

GCSE-friendly notes and varied activities enable core skills development in the use of sources for the GCSE OCR Classical Civilisation ‘Thematic Study’ and ‘Literature and Culture’ components.

Students learn how to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the prescribed material and draw informed conclusions through examples and guidance.

After building confidence, students challenge themselves with independent research tasks, practice questions and unseen sources.

Comprehensive coverage of source types:
  • Literary
  • Visual/material
  • Prescribed
  • Unseen

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