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in the late medieval period many medieval castles did have a primitive type of cannon.
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How were stone castles attacking?
castles were attacked by invaders shooting at the castles with arrows, cannons, catapults, trebuchets or a battering ram.
Why Did Castles become useless?
Artillery (Cannons) could collapse them.
Why were castles not needed after the medieval period?
After the introduction of gunpowder and cannons, castles became largely obsolete. Part of this was because they were too easily beaten down by cannons. The forts that came after the Middle Ages were built to withstand cannon shot, but were of designs very unlike those of the castles, in terms of this ability.
Why did the development of castles end?
Because cannons were invented that blew out the walls therefore they were no use
What weapons did normans use to defend their castles?
I would say catapults also cannons
Why were the Ottoman successful?
because they had gunpowder and cannons to attack castles which couldn't withstand a cannon blast
Why did castle building stop after the 1500s in medieval times?
One word; Cannons. Castles made of stone make perfect sense and are an excellent defense against arrows or swords. But a cannonball can knock holes in your stone walls, and then knock down the walls themselves. After the development of cannons and artillery, "castles" changed shape; the new "anti-artillery castle" was the star fort, where you could position your OWN cannons to knock back the cannons that were shooting at you.
Huge weapons invented during the Hundred Years' War to batter down the walls of castles?
Seige catapults.
Why were castles stop being built?
Castles ceased to be built due to gunpowder being introduced to the Europeans from China and the invention of cannons, which resulted in castles being easily destroyed and the occupiers defeated. Castles ceased to be built due to gunpowder being introduced to the Europeans from China and the invention of cannons, which resulted in castles being easily destroyed and the occupiers defeated.
What weapons did people used to attack enter castles?
Back in the day people used cannons, swords, and slingshots to break and enter.
Why were castles then not needed in aht period of time?
because they were too easy to get beaten down by cannons. the forts came after the middle ages when they were built
Why did the castle era change?
Castles were expensive to build, they were expensive to equip, their garrisons were expensive, and they fell apart of their own accord if they were not maintained at some expense. Once cannons were made useful and widespread, castles had lost a lot of their appeal.
