Fiefdom Video Questions
Our next assignment for this project is to watch a video about the castle of the Medieval Times. It was called "Castle" by David Macauley. And answer the questions that we were suppose to answer while watching that video. Here are 36 questions that we have to answer:
1) Who were the people dependent upon?
The people dependent upon the lord of the manor.
2) Where did they choose to build? And why?
They choose to build the castle by the shore and river because they used it for nature defense.
3) What was the first ring of the castle called?
The first ring is called the moat.
4) How long will the walls be on the outer curtain?
The walls on the outer curtain are 300ft.
5) How thick was the inner curtain? How high?
The inner curtain was 12ft thick and 35ft high.
6) Make a stretch
7) What is the center of the inner ward?
The center of the inner ward is the ling-quarters for King and Queen.
8) How many entrances in the town hall? How are they protected?
There are three entrances in the town hall. they are protected by double town gate houses.
9) Why did people move to towns?
Because lord Kevin forced 500 diggers to build the castle.
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?
The windows are designed small, so that any intruders cant't climb through. All of the windows are fitted with glass and protected by iron grills.
12) What are the crenulations used for?
It wasn't used for decorations. But they are used for soldiers can shoot in two directions.
13) Why are the gate houses not lined up from the inner to the outer ward?
The gate house houses are not lined up from the inner to the outer ward because if someone tries to break through the outer wall, they wouldn't able to go through. they would have to find another entrance.
14) How are the tower levels divided?
The top rooms are for living and working, and below is for storage.
15) What defenses are in a gate house?
Heavy timer forms were used to block the entrance.
16) What are the buildings made from?
The buildings were made from stone, sticks, or cow tongue.
17) What lived on the bottom floor of the barracks? The top?
The bottom floor was for soldier's weapons and the top was soldiers' places.
18) What is a garderobe?
A restroom.
19) Why were nicer rooms higher in the towns?
Because it was safe with larger windows.
20) How thick were the wall?
The walls were eight to ten feet thick.
21) What was used to heat the rooms?
There is a stone in the center of the floor was used to heat the room and used for cooking.
22) How many rooms were in a tower?
There are 3-4 rooms in a tower.
23) What was the most important room in a castle?
The most important room in a castle is the Great Hall.
24) How did peasants live?
the lived by working, selling merchandise, and following the lords and manor's rules.
25) What was the main material that was used to build medieval homes?
The main material that was used to build medieval homes are called wattle and daubs.
26) What is wattle? What is daub?
Wattle is a woven ladder of sticks which is covered on both sides with a daub. Daub is mixture of mud, cow tongue, and straws.
27) Why did people settle in towns?
Because lord Kevin needed workers and diggers to help him build his castle.
28) What was the best location in a town?
The best location in a town is the market.
29) What were the floors (bottom) made from?
The floors were made from path dirt covered with reeves.
30) What were the windows covered with?
The windows were covered with oil and sheep skin to keep out the chills.
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?
They don't want to live behind the butcher shop because the dogs were lived behind the butcher shop that the owner owned.
33) What does a barber do?
Besides cutting people's hair the barber cures people by bleeding out the bad humors.
34) Are there sewers?
Yes, there are sewers is the medieval times.
35) Are their toilets?
Yes, they did have toilets.
36) Where does the waste goes?
The waste goes down a round long hole that cuts in the stone slabs which leads to the separate below.
