history Flashcards

1
Q

what castle did the normns abandon

A

motte and bailey

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2
Q

why was it hard work to built it

A

it was slow and dangerous

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3
Q

why were there so many men working there

A

forced to work

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4
Q

who planned what the castle would look like

A

engineers

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5
Q

what stuff was cleared away

A

tress and houses

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6
Q

who worked at the stone quarry what did they do

A

stonecutters cut out blocks of stones shaped

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7
Q

what 3 ingrediants did workers mix it with

A

sand and water to make mortar

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8
Q

the centre of the walls was packed with ……….

A

loose stones and mortar

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9
Q

what was the outside and inside of the walls made from

A

cut stone

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10
Q

what did the carpenders make

A

wooden roof

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11
Q

it was covered wih ……..

A

lead

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12
Q

what tower was built first

A

keep

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13
Q

whos family home was this

A

lords

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14
Q

the windows were …….. and had no ……….. why were they built

A

narrow no glass an archer could fire arrows out through them

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15
Q

the keep was surrounded by a …………

A

certain wall

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16
Q

the area between the keep and the curtain wall was called a …….

A

bailey

17
Q

what was kept there

A

stables and sheds

18
Q

what did the visitors go through when entering

A

through a gate house after crossing a drawbridge

19
Q

when the castle was under attach the drawbridge wa raised and an …………. called a ……… was lowered

A

iron grille portcullis

20
Q

outside the certain wall was a ……

A

moat

21
Q

how would you describe the castle

A

damp cold and draughty places

22
Q

the only heat came from a ………..

A

open fire

23
Q

who took baths

A

rich people

24
Q

what was there bath called

A

chamber

25
Q

toilets were called

A

garderobes

26
Q

cleaning out of the toilets were called …….

A

gong farmers

27
Q

what was in the basement

A

store rooms and dungeouns

28
Q

a ……… staircase led from the basement to battlements

A

spiral

29
Q

………. watched here

A

soldiers

30
Q

the entrance to the keep was on the ground floor this was the …….. and ……….

A

guard room and kitchen

31
Q

on the first floor was the …………..

A

great hall

32
Q

at the top floor contained the lord and ladys private ……………. and …….

A

chapel and great chamber

33
Q

the great chamber was also ………. and ……….

A

make music and play chess