trade

Question 1

Describe why mycenaean travel would have difficult

Answer 1

-Chariots had no suspension > journeys would have been uncomfortable
-Chariots were flimsy in construction > high risk of breaking and causing injury
-Chariots did not contain much space for essentials > journeys would be longer as more stops were needed
-Difficult to transport goods > trade was made more difficult
-No proper roads in mycenaean age . difficult to reach places
-Landscape was generally hilly . damage to chariot
-Robbers, bandits, and wild animals posed threat of attack
-Mutiny
-Pirates
-Long distances
-Weather
-Languages
-Fresh water
-Disease

Question 2

Which resources came from Egypt?

Answer 2

-Canaanite jars
-Gold scarab of Nefertiti
-Ivory
-Ebony
-175 cobalt glass ingots

Question 3

Which resources came from Cyprus?

Answer 3

-10 tonnes/354 ingots of copper
-1 tonne of tin

Question 4

Why were linear B tablets made of clay?

Answer 4

-Easy to etch into
-Dries hard
-Cheap
-Readily available