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TCE Ancient History Practice Exams with Worked Solutions
20 full-length papers · worked solutions for every question
The 20 practice exams inside the TCE Ancient History Mastery Pack, each set out like the real paper with a separate worked-solution guide. Open any paper to see what it covers.
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): the relative weight of archaeological and literary evidence — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): historical context and one core element — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): influence weighed against the nature of power — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Greece (the Destruction of Troy; the Periclean Acropolis and the City Dionysia) and Rome (Augustus); any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): why interpretations have changed from antiquity to today — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): beliefs and values — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): product of society or shaper of society — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Egypt (the Battle of Kadesh; New Kingdom funerary practice) and Akhenaten; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): gaps, omissions and emphasis in the evidence — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): continuity and change — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): motivation, context and evidence of success — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Rome (Masada; Pompeii and Herculaneum) and Gaius Julius Caesar; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): whether a valid understanding is achievable — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): geography and environment — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): threats to leadership — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on China (the Shang dynasty; Qin and Han engineering) and Cao Cao; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): origin, purpose and context of key primary sources — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): social hierarchy — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): methods used to achieve aims — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Greece (Delphi; women and families in Athens) and Solon; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): the methods and assumptions of excavators — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): economic foundations — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): relationships with groups and individuals — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Assyria (the Ziggurats of Mesopotamia; Nimrud and the imperial economy) and Egypt (Hatshepsut); any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): popular representations against scholarly interpretations — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): political legitimacy — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): short-term and long-term impact — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on China (the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties; Qin and Han legitimacy) and Cao Cao; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): chronological and geographical context — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): expansion, invasion and contact — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): depictions in life and after death — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Egypt (the Battle of Kadesh; New Kingdom warfare and contact) and Akhenaten; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): the most persuasive interpretation — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): material remains as a mirror of priorities — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): circumstance and greatness — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Greece (Delphi; Athenian burial, warfare and building) and Themistocles; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): new scientific and technological methods — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): elite and non-elite experience — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): rise to prominence — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Rome (the Roman Games; Pompeii and Herculaneum) and Livia; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): propaganda and the 'victor's' record — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): religion and authority — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): nature and scope of power — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Egypt (the Battle of Kadesh; New Kingdom Thebes) and on Hatshepsut; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): preservation, reconstruction and display — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): war and conflict — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): revolutionary or conservative — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Rome (Masada; Pompeii and Herculaneum) and on Gaius Julius Caesar; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): an ancient interpretation against a modern one — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): relative influence of two core elements — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): death, succession and legacy — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Greece (Delphi; the Kerameikos and Athenian funerary practice) and on Themistocles; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): why historians still disagree — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): women and non-citizens — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): degree of significance — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on China (the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties; Qin and Han women and convict labour) and on Zhuge Liang; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): usefulness versus reliability — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): reconstructing structures from evidence — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): internal and external threats to government — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Assyria (the Ziggurat of Ur; Nimrud) and on Ashurbanipal; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): the purpose behind representations — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): innovation and its drivers — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): values and beliefs of society — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Egypt (the Battle of Kadesh; the New Kingdom army and its chariotry) and Hatshepsut; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): significance of the topic to its civilisation — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): power written in stone — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): reputation and achievement — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Mesopotamia and Assyria (the Ziggurat of Ur; Neo-Assyrian palace art) and Rome (Cicero); any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): causation, change and continuity — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): the start and end of the period — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): success by ancient expectations — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on China (the Shang–Zhou transition; Qin and Han technology and engineering) and Cao Cao; any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): absence of evidence — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): interdependence of political and economic structures — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): religion and ideology in authority — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Greece (Delphi; Athenian naval power c. 600–400 BC) and Egypt (Akhenaten); any listed topic or individual may be used
- Section A Q1 (Criteria 3, 4, 5): dependence on a single dominant source — applied to any of the seven Section A topics
- Section B Q2 (Criteria 3, 4, 6): significance within context — core elements and key features table printed
- Section C Q3 (Criteria 3, 4, 7): contested motivations — full prescribed list of individuals printed
- Every question requires both primary and secondary evidence
- Model answers written on Rome (Masada; water supply at Pompeii and Herculaneum) and Gaius Julius Caesar; any listed topic or individual may be used
Included in the TCE Ancient History Mastery Pack
20 full-length practice exams with worked solutions, 20 revision notes, 64 practice questions and 200 flashcards.
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