History of the Castle in Europe

The first castles were built:

• In the 9th and 10th centuries

• In 1066

• In the Middle Ages

   

• In the middle of the 13th century

   The first castles were built of:

• Stone and timber

• Wood and earth

• Wood and stone

• Wood and timber

   Who invaded England in 1066?

• Austrians

• British

• Turks

• Normans

  What is this body of water called?

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  Fence

• Moat

• Artificial

• Ditch

  Why was a stone castle expensive to build?

 

• There wasn’t much stone in Europe.

• You needed to pay people a lot of money

• Wood was cheaper than stone.

• You needed a lot of workers and a lot of time.

  Why did people first start to build castles in Europe?

• The English wanted to protect themselves from the Normans.

• Europeans learned about castles from the Turks.

• People discovered how to make buildings from stone.

• After King Charlemagne died, people began to attack the empire.

   What name do we give to someone who works with stone?

• Builder

• Stoneman

• Lord

• Mason