People/Empires
Pharaoh of Egypt who took the mountain pass on his way to battle despite his advisors warning not to.
Pharaoh Thutmose III
Features a large beam used to break down gates or destroy weak sections of a wall.
Battering Ram
What was the name for the greek formation used to fight in wars?
The Phalanx
What is the name for the large buildings surrounding gates to better protect them?
Gate houses
What was the name of greek warships with two levels of rowers?
Biremes
Founder of the Arkadian Empire
Sargon the Great
Simple siege weapons used to climb on top of walls that could be easily created transported or created onsite.
Ladders
What does hoplite mean literally?
The equiped man
What is the name for an area that a defender can't see because of their fortifications.
Dead Zones
What was the name for Greek warships with three levels of rowers?
Trireme
Name for the Roman soldier in charge of a century.
Centurion
Used to destroy walls in the late medieval period.
Canons
What was the sacred band?
300 homosexual elite warrior unite.
Raised portions of a wall for people on the wall to use as cover.
Crenelations
Who was responsible for governing regions of a kingdom and would supply the king soldiers with his own army?
Nobles/Lords
What was the role of a Signifier?
Standard bearer for a century.
What type of siege weapon could be used to destroy the defenders fortifications and spread fear throughout the defenders?
Trebuchets
What was the deepening tactic?
Make one part of your formation have more soldiers to break through enemy lines.
Openings in the floor of a wall to allow defenders to attack attackers at the base of the wall.
Machicolations
What years are considered part of the Medieval ages?
500 A.D. - 1500 A.D.
First empire in history.
The Akkadian Empire
What siege weapons could be used to climb to the tops of walls, which offered protection to the people climbing the tower, but needed to be transported to the battlefield rather than built there?
Siege towers
What was the angled line tactic?
Uneven pressure on the enemy front line.
What are murder holes and what were they used for?
Kill zone. BOILING HOT OILLL
What is a strategic victory?
Win or lose, one side gains a clear long term advatange.