A quiz to test what you have learned about Castles and Medieval life
The Romans
The Normans
The Egyptians
The Vikings
So people could visit them.
To look nice.
To give protection to the important people who lived in them and show everyone how rich they were.
To make poor people jealous.
To give the people who lived in them a nice view from the window.
It was easier to build them on hills.
To make it harder for people to attack the Castle.
So that the people who lived in them could go for a swim in the water.
The Moat
The Keep
The Drawbridge
The Bailey
At the bottom of the Catle walls.
At the Gateway.
On the Drawbridge.
At the top of the Castle walls.
A disco
A concert
A banquet
A buffet
A squire
A jester
A servant
A soldier
Archery
Jousting
Horse Fighting
Lancing
They cost too much money to build.
They take too long to build.
When gunpowder was invented it was too easy to blow up the Castles and so they became useless.
People did not get paid enough money to build the Castles and could not be bothered to build any more.
Stirling Castle
Falkirk Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Perth Castle
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