Castles - Hereford - Year 3

Herefordshire's landscape is...

• Very flat and dry

• Hilly with many rivers and streams

• Sandy

• Icey

What is a Bailey?

• A large walled area where people and animals lived

• The entrance to the castle

• A deep wide ditch which surrounded the castle

Some castles are surrounded by a...

• Mite

• Moat

• Moot

• Mount

Who were the first people to build Castles?

• Stone Age people

• The Normans

• The Egyptians

• The Viking

Some jobs people have within a medieval castle include...

• A cook

• A knight

• A messenger

• A car driver

How did people cross a moat to enter a castle?

• Walked across a drawbridge.

• Swam through the water.

• Used a boat.

What were castles built from?

• Wood

• Plastic

• Iron

• Stone

Match the following

• Arrow slits

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• Portcullis

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• Battlements

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What is the arrow pointing to?

• The bailey

• The moat

• The living room

• The garden

Sort pictures into the Medieval or Neolithic period

Groups:

(a) Medieval

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(b) Neolithic

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