David Macaulay's Castle

David Macaulay's Castle

1. Who were the people dependent upon?
The people dependent upon was the lord and manor.

2. Where did they choose to build? And why?

They choose to build there because it provides natural barriers. 

3. What was the first ring of the castle called?

The first ring of the castle is called defenses.

4. How long will the walls be on the outer curtain? 

The walls of the outer curtain will be 300 ft.

5. How thick was the inner curtain? How high?

The walls are 12 ft. thick and the walls height is 35 ft.

6. Make a sketch.

7. What's the center of the inner ward?

The center of the inner ward is the Living Quarters for lord and his wife.

8. How many entrances in the town wall? How are they protected?

There are 3 entrances in the town hall, they are protected by walls.

9. Why did people move to town?

People move to town because they could have chance to start earning money or become a lord.

10. What are the walls filled with?

The walls are filled with rubble.

11. How are the windows designed, starting from the bottom to the top of the towers?

At the bottom window are designed so that archers can't attack, and high windows are for view.

12. What are the crenelations used for?

The crenelations are used for archers.

13. Why are the gate houses not lined up from the inner to the outer ward?

The gates aren't lined up from the inner to the outer ward because it slows them down and can be shot or hit by the time they enter the inner wall.

14. How are the tower levels divided?

The towers are divided by 45.

15. What defenses are in the gate house?

 The defense in the gate house are 4 wall, murder holes, soldiers, arrows in the wall.

16. What are the building made from?

The building are made from stone.

17. What lived on the bottom floor of the barracks? The top?

People lived in the bottom of the barracks.

18. What is garderobe?

Garderobe is a Medieval toilet.

19. Why were nicer rooms higher in the towers?

The nicer rooms in the towers for the lords and guest

20. How thick were the wall?

The walls are 15 inch thick.

21. What used to heat the rooms?

Fireplaces were used to heat the rooms.

22. How many rooms were in the towers?

There was 7 rooms in the towers

23. What was the most important room in a castle

The most important room in a castle was the Living Quarters. 

24. How did peasants live?

Peasants lived like meager wooden shacks tired and exhausted.

25. What was the main material that was used to build medieval homes?

The main material that was used to build medieval homes was stone.

26. What is wattle? What is daub?

A wattle is a wall and a daub is a type of clay.

27. Why did people settle in towns?

People settle in town so the lords can protect them.

28. What was the best location in a town?

The best location in a town is near the lords.

29. What were the floors (bottom) made from?

The floors are made from sheep skin.

30. What were the windows covered with?

The windows were covered with oil and sheep skin.

31. What was the main source of heat and light ?

The main source of heat and light was fire.

32. Why would no one want to be live behind the butcher shop?

No one want to live behind the butcher shop because of animals and loud noise.

33. What does a barber do? (besides cut hair)

The barber does beside cut hair is to protect peasants.

34. Are there sewers?

Yes there was sewers.

35. Are there toilets?
Yes there was toilets.

36. Where does the waste go? 

The waste go to the ground where they dig out.