Siege Strategies/weapons
Weapon used to knock down castle doors
What is Battering Ram?
Most commonly used sword in medieval times
What is broadsword?
Ranged weapon with a shaft of wood and string that shot arrows
What is bow?
Battle in which the Muslims beat the Crusaders
What is Battle of Hattin?
Hammer-like weapon used for striking
What is War Hammer?
Weapon used to launch things at or over walls
What is catapult?
Ranged mechanical weapon that fired arrows
What is Crossbow?
Sword with slender blade that inspired the Frenc Épée
What is Longsword?
Battle signaling furthest Muslim advance into Europe
What is Battle of Tours?
Weakest portion of a castle, and therefore the most defended part
What is the door?
Giant structure wheeled to castle walls
What is Siege Tower?
Another name for a “ball and chain”
What is flail?
Sharpened staff of wood used to defend against cavalry
What is pike?
One of first battles won using gunpowder
What is Battle of Castillon?
Common used flammable material in missiles
What is Animal Fat?
Strategy used to dig tunnels beneath fortifications
What is undermining?
Weapon consisting of a wooden shaft and a leaf shaped pointed tip
What is spear?
Long stave of wood used to swing at opponents
What is Quarterstaff?
Battle the Swiss fought to gain independence
What is Battle of Morgarten?
Name of openings used to pour boiling water out of on castles
What is Murder Holes?
The strategy that used turncoat soldiers, spies, and other treacherous methods
What is subterfuge?
Knife used for finishing off an opponent.
What is Stilleto?
Club of wood or stone cut symmetrically used to hit opponents
What is Mace?
Battle signaling the end of the Middle Ages
What is Battle of Bosworth?
Army that catapulted heads of loved ones over castle walls to spread terror
Who is the Crusaders?