 | Term | Definition |
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Castles: first built by |
Normans |
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Bubonic plague's first 4 years |
1347-1351 |
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Castles use as |
military strongholds |
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Military forces lived in them to: |
protect the Lord and their families |
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People who lived in Castles: |
Gross people. Lords, ladies, knights, archers, blacksmiths, sheep sheerer, servants, Shepards, and all their families. |
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what were the first castles known as? |
Mottes and bailies |
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How were the first castles built? |
wooden structures built on a hill with fences surrounding. |
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How were the first castles changed? |
stronger outer walls were created (round, made of stone). now known as a keep. |
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how would attackers get in? |
tall ladders, storming, digging beneath and setting fire, crawling through sewage system, catapulting rocks and dead animals to spread disease |
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what should you learn from Mr. Crawford? |
HE HAS AWFUL SPELLING!!!!!!!!! HOW CAN HE MISS IT???? HE NEEDS TO REDO KINDERGARTEN SPELLING!!!! |
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how would castle occupants defend themselves during attack? |
archers, pouring hot liquid, throwing rocks, |
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what charecterestics of the castle helped defend against attackers? |
strong outer walls, strong doorways, drawbridge |
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why were castles considered a "status symbol"? |
as europe became more stable, there were less and fewer battles on land so if you had a castle it meant you paid money to make it a comfy place to live? kinda confusing so ask Crawfy. it was a sign of wealth and prestige. |
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What is a "status symbol"? |
something you have that suggests you are either rich or poor, fortunate or unfortunate, etc |
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outer baily |
the first courtyard inside the outer walls |
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inner baily |
the inner courtyard of a castle |
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the keep |
the strongest part of the castle, most heavily guarded, where the lord lived |
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the drawbridge |
ok, have you ever seen a DISNEY MOVIE? |
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a moat |
DISNEY MOVIE? |
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the barbican |
a can full of barbies. no really, a forward gate located before the main gate, usually wooden and covered with iron. |
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arrow loops |
guess. where people shot arrows through. :P |
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the gatehouse |
living quarters outside the castle? |
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murder holes |
YEESH. sounds scary! anyway, holes in the ceiling where people dropped stuff on the attackers. between the Barbican gate and the main gate. |
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atilliator |
skilled castles worker who made crossbows. |
