A Knight's Armour
Parts of a Castle
More castle parts
The Plague
Magna Carta and Crusades
100
Armour that covers the foot
What is a sabaton?
100
A square or round structure built as part of the wall.
What is a turret?
100
Courtyards or wards, used for exercise and parades.
What is the bailey.
100
True or false- When people had the plague they had black patches all over their body
What is true
100
The Magna Carta was a document that made sure everyone was treated more ________
What is fairly/equally.
200
What is the greave?
What is armour that covers the ankle to the knee.
200
The pit around the castle, often filled with water or dangerous objects.
What is the moat?
200
A heavy timber platform between the gatehouse and and the surronding land. It could be raised to protect the door.
What is the drawbridge?
200
True or False- The plague came to Europe in 1947 from Asia.
What is False (Bonus points- what is the correct year?)
200
The King that was forced to sign the magna carta was__________
Who was King John?
300
A piece of steel that covers the thigh.
What is the cuisse?
300
The is was the central and most defensible part of the castle. The bedrooms were here too.
What is the keep.
300
A heavy timber or metal grill that could be dropped to protect the main entrance or to trap attackers in the barbican.
What is the portcullis.
300
True or False- Europeans were immune to the plague and very few people got sick.
What is false.
300
The Crusades were a series of wars about____________
What is religion?
400
Gauntlet
What is the gloves.
400
These were used so an archer could stand sideways and shoot out the castle wall at his enemies without being in danger.
What is arrow loops or arrow slits.
400
The top of the wall or tower that has lower sections where an archer can shoot from and higher sections that can be hidden behind.
What are crenellations?
400
True or False- We now know that the plague was spread by rats and fleas.
What is true.
400
Each of these religions had many people die during the Crusades_____
What is cristians, muslims and jews
500
A chest plate from neck to waist
What is the cuirass?
500
A structure used to defend the gateway, usually consisting of towers and walls. Often outside the main castle walls.
What is the barbican?
500
Name three other castle parts WE HAVE NOT MENTIONED.
What is ____________
500
True or False- Everyone that lived in medieval times dies from the plague.
What is false- only about 1 out of every 3 people died.
500
What is the name of the city that was important to all three religions?
What is Jerusalem?
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