Castles - Development and Key features

Castles - Development and Key features

Achievements

You will review your learning on Castles

The first English Castles

These were the first types of English Castle

Multiple Choice

What was this type of castle called?

• Concentric

• Square Keep

• Motte and Bailey

• Shell Keep

The Motte and Bailey

This castle was significant because it could be built quickly.

Multiple Choice

Why did the first Motte and Bailey Castles need to change?

• They were unstable

• They were made of wood

Castle Development

New methods in defence and attack led to great changes in castles. Stone became the building material for castles and defensive walls and round towers became essential to fight off attack.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a Square keep castle?

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a Shell keep castle?

Multiple Choice

What was a trebuchet?

• A weapon for digging under castle walls

• A type of wall

• A weapon for attacking castles

Multiple Choice

What was a siege?

• A method used to attack castles

• Wafting a chicken outside a castle

• A method used to defend a castle

Castles were a huge part of our landscape

• There are many reasons why they fell into misuse

• See if you can find out at least three reasons why castles were no longer useful

Open Ended

Why did castles fall into misuse?