Classical Civilisation for GCSE

Subject: Classics
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 14-16
Order Number: 9020

This resource follows the OCR Classical Civilisation syllabus (No. 1407) and covers papers 1 and 2, and most of the thirty-five topics.

Exercise relevant to Greek and Roman Civilisation (Paper 1) are provided and involve identifying illustrations, consolidating facts, and gaining confidence in relevant terminology; for Paper 2 (Greek and Roman Literature), students are helped to familiarise themselves with both verse and prose work in translation through questions about themes and characterisation. A section called ‘Points to ponder’ encourages students to think independently and because the topics are so varied, word-searches and similar exercises will assist in pin pointing facts and story lines.

Areas of this syllabus will also be useful to candidates following OCR’s Latin (1400) and Greek (1401) syllabi, where students have chosen to attempt the Roman or Green Civilisation Paper on their syllabus.