Castles Flashcards
What is the name of the castle and village where the castles rests on a hill above the village?
Motte and Bailley
What is the name of the man made hill castles could be built on?
A motte
What is the name of the castle at the top of the hill?
Keep
Motte and Bailey castles typically have a wall surrounding them. What is it called?
The Palisade
What is the name of the stretch of water surrounding the Motte and Bailey? What is the name of the slopes stretching down to the water?
The moat and ditch
What is the name of the bridge over the moat?
The drawbridge
Who were the first people to build castles in England?
The Normans
What is the name of the castle that has two walls?
Concentric castle
What were the outer walls of the concentric castles protecting the inner walls from?
Siege engines
What were the inner walls and towers used for on a concentric castle?
Flanking the outer walls with crossbows to protect the castle from besiegers
What machine could be put on the stronger towers with platforms to defend against besiegers?
Trebuchet
Concentric castle were typically built without a free-standing WHAT?
Keep. They were usually made from the strongest and largest tower of the castle
What were concentric concentric castles typically made out of?
Stone
What is the name of the castle that is completely round?
The round keep or the shell keep
What is the major disadvantage of a shell keep?
It relied on the motte for protection and stability
