Motte and bailey

Question 1

What was the gate around the motte Bailey

Answer 1

The palisade

Question 2

What was the castle at the top of the motte

Answer 2

The keep

Question 3

What was the pivert in the ground around the motte and bailey

Answer 3

The ditch

Question 4

Where would they keep their special items

Answer 4

In the keep

Question 5

What is the bridge up to the keep called

Answer 5

The flying bridge

Question 6

How do you get across the ditch

Answer 6

With the drawbridge

Question 7

What was in front of the drawbridge

Answer 7

The main gate

Question 8

What is the Bailey

Answer 8

It is a large walled area where the soldiers and animals lived

Question 9

Why was the motte designed to be higher

Answer 9

Because it is harder to come from bottom to top in comparison to up to down

Question 10

Where was the safest place in the motte and bailey

Answer 10

The keep

Question 11

what are the strengths of the motte and bailey

Answer 11

• it is easy to build because it is mkstly earth and wood (they could build it in less than a week and they also have alot of soldiers to build them
• they are easy to defend because the normans were an invading army. they also had a big motte/hill and on the top they could see intruders from a distance away and would have archers to shoot them
• it could easily be modified. so they could ulgrade it from wood to stone. stone is better as it isnt flammable like wood. this development did happen later

Question 12

what are the weaknesses of the motte and bailey

Answer 12

• wood is flammable! if the english would put a fire next to the wood, it wood burn
• wood can be easily damaged by axes and sharp weapons, this isnt good as the english would normally be carrying axes/ swords.
• the wood can get wet and then it can rot. this isnt good as it would rain alot in england

Question 13

why did william have to build castles

Answer 13

to consolidate his power over england and control