Castles

Question 1

What is the water bit of a castle called?

Answer 1

Moat

Question 2

What is the main place in the castle called?

Answer 2

Keep (you might know this from a historical video game when they mention it).

Question 3

What is the wall (type of fence) called on the island next to the castle?

Answer 3

Palisade

Question 4

What is the large walled area where the soldiers lived on the island?

Answer 4

Bailey

Question 5

What thing helps us enter into the island (B…).

Answer 5

Drawbridge brings us onto the Bailey.

Question 6

What makes us enter the castle (K…)?

Answer 6

A bridge brings us into the Keep.

Question 7

What is the defensive part of the (K…)?

Answer 7

The motte is like a mountain to the Keep.

Question 8

What did English Peasants have to do?

Answer 8

Forced to build the castle in 8 days
Protected in the Bailey
Provided food, clothing etc for the Baron

Question 9

What is probably the most important strength in Castles.

Answer 9

Castles being built next to rivers and on high ground.

Question 10

What is probably the most important weakness?

Answer 10

The Bailey has a fence or wall that is wooden (a very weak material) and so is the bridge. Wood is mostly can be burnt