These small projectiles were used to burn down wooden castles.
What are fire arrows?
100
These ditches were dug around castles and filled with water to defend against invaders.
What is a moat?
100
Q: During Feudalistic times, who were the men that worked land and produced goods
A:What are pesants?
100
This machine functioned as a giant cross bow, hurling bolts of iron at fortifications at high speeds.
What is a balista?
100
Q: This weapon has its roots in some of the first bladed weapons and were the primary weapon for any Knight
A: what is a sword?
200
Q: this weapon was used in Greek times, nicknamed the “belly Launcher”
A: What is Crossbows?
200
These were lowered to cross the body of water surrounding a castle and were raised when others attacked.
What is a drawbridge?
200
During the Feudalistic times,what Group of people had the role of taking care of the household which included, cooking, cleaning and taking care of the children.
A: what is women?
200
This combnation of a catapult and a sling shot was used to throw heavy objects at castle walls.
What is a trebuchet?
200
Q: A even longer variant of a long pointed weapon, this was mostly allocated to peasants that had no formal military training
A:What is a pike
A:What is a pike?
300
Q: this short and recurved weapon is made of curved and elastic wood
A: What are Shortbows
300
These towers were placed periodicaly along the walls of a castle to help defend them.
What are turrets?
300
Q: when Nobles had too much land they gave some out to these men
Who are the lesser lords?
300
Tunnels were dug underneath castle walls with the intent of weakening its foundation and causing the wall to collapse.
What is sapping?
300
Q: These objects from medieval times have roles that go back to Ancient Sparta, where an ‘A on the front to symbolised where the fighters came from.
A: what is a shield?
400
Q: this weapon would be about the height of the person that wields it and is made from the same piece of wood
A: What are Longbows
400
These castles were made out of wood.
What are Motte and Bailey?
400
Q: These men were also known as “Lord of the Manor”
A:what are Barons?
400
Q: In the movie 'The Return of the King' orcs chanted "Grond" when this wall buster was rolled out
A: what is a Battering ram?
400
Q: A chain was attached to an ancient and already deadly weapon to add velocity to the swings of Its wielder
What is a flail?
500
Q: one of the most Basic of all ranged weapons it could also be used in melee fighting.
A: What is a Spear?
500
These castles had two walls.
What are concentric castles?
500
Q: This was the place that feudalism started.
What is France?
500
One look at this terrible weapon inspired terrible fear in people’s hearts and threw the inhabitants of defending castles into chaos. Due to the awful nature of the weapon, (winks) the pope banned its use.
What is Mr. G?
500
Q: These weapons were very popular with Norse peoples and when added to the arsenal of a knight got an extension to its handle.