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2025 OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation
J199/12 Women in the Ancient World
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Tuesday 20 May 2025 – Afternoon
GCSE (9–1) Classical Civilisation
J199/12 Women in the Ancient World
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Section A

Greece

Answer Questions 1–13.

Study Source A

1 Identify the goddess labelled X in Source A.

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2 Why is this goddess visiting Helen?

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3 Who was Helen’s first husband?

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4 Why did the Trojans want Helen to go back to Sparta?

Make two points.

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5 Identify two ways that Medea feels life is difficult for Greek wives.

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6 Who were the two members of the royal family of Corinth killed by Medea?

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7 Why had Jason and Medea’s marriage broken down?

Make two points.

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(a) State two ways that Medea’s behaviour was different to Athenian women.

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(b) Choose one of these differences. Why would it be threatening to Athenian men?

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9 Why would Athenians have been surprised by this description of Spartan women?

Make two points and refer to Source C in your answer.

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10 Give two examples of freedoms Spartan women enjoyed that Athenian women did not.

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11 How old were Spartan boys when their mothers gave them up for training?

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(a) Give two duties of a Spartan wife in addition to the care of children.

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(b) Choose one of these duties. What does it tell us about how women were viewed in Sparta?

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