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Middles Ages Castles

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Castles:
Fortifications

used to protect Lords

Nobles and Vassals
Castles were built to fortify their
locations and protect from invading
armies and barbarian raids.

Moats
DEFINITION

A moat is a deep,
broad ditch, either dry
or filled with water,
that surrounds a
castle, other building
or town

Fortified Gates and

Doors

the gatehouse was

developed, allowing
those inside the
castle to control the
flow of traffic.
Murder Holes:
openings in the
ceiling of the gateway
passage were used
to pour boiling oil or
molten lead on
attackers

Archer Towers

A High vantage point

that allowed arches to
see the battle field
and attack from a
defended position.

Killing Fields

A Killing field was an

area between the
main wall and a
secondary wall to
insure more enemy
casualties.

Fortified Walls

A stone wall that

varied in height and
thickness that created
a strong barrier.

Keep

A keep is a strong
central tower which
normally forms the
heart of a castle.

Trebuchet

A trebuchet works by
using the energy of a
raised counterweight
to throw a projectile

Cannons

A cannon is any
piece of artillery that
uses gunpowder or
other usually
explosive-based
propellants to launch
a projectile

Ballista

was an ancient
missile weapon that
launched a large
projectile at a distant
target BIG
CROSSBOW

Medieval Archer

A Medieval archer
can be described as
a bowman, one
skilled in the use of
the bow and arrow

Hot Tar

Was poured over walls

and murder holes to
deter an incoming
force.

Vocab
CASTLE STRUCTURE

CASTLE DEFENSES

Trebuchet
x4
Cannon
x2
Ballista
x3
Moats
x1
Archer
4x25
Fortified Gates x2
Hot Tar
x5
Archer Towers x4
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of
the
6
castle
structures and 3
Killing Fields
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x3 defenses
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