Types of Soldiers
Usually rich and came from noble families. Served a lord or king
What is a knight?
Heavy wooden beams used to break down castles
What is a battering ram?
Used by knights
What is a sword?
A strong, long bar or arm that is used to lift or throw something heavy
What is a lever?
Fought far away using bows and arrows
What is an archer?
Tall wooden tower on wheels
What is a siege tower?
Capable of rapid firing, skilled archers could pierce chainmail at a distance.
What is a longbow?
fixed point that the lever (arm) rests on
What is the fulcrum?
Used very long spears
What is a pikemen?
What is starvation?
weapon commonly associated with jousting
What is a lance?
Energy that is waiting to be used.
What is potential energy?
Fought on foot and did not wear heavy armor.
What is light infantry?
Weapons used to launch heavy objects.
What is a catapult?
Siege machine that uses gravity to launch objects
What is a tribuchet?
Twisted rope power.
What is tension?
soldiers who fought for money
What is a mercenary?
Surround the castle
Used tension to fire an arrow
What is a crossbow?
The energy of motion
What is kinetic energy?