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Why were siege weapons built?
To break down the defenses of walled cities or castles.
What were the castles main defenses in medieval age?
A castles main defense were it's high stone walls and sometimes a mote, a channel of water
How would an arrow affect an castles defenses?
god loves me up the bum holee
How did new ideas in castle defenses lead to the changes in design of castles?
because they have different people in charge of different castles and one persons idea was the best so castles changed for ever.
How were castles ddefended?
Many castles had moats, steep embankments or other natural defenses. Castle defense was often a matter of waiting out the attackers - many castles had their own water supply. Artillery, which could destroy walls, made castles obsolete.
What where medeival castles made of?
Medieval castles were usually made of stone, often held together with mortar. Some castles were made of wood, and earth was also used in the construction of some castle defenses and walls.
What type of defenses did castles have?
castles had walls, archers, and anything they can pour over the walls. moats & drawbridges as well-walls specially designed for archers hence the jagged pattern
Who do castles protect the people?
The castles were shaped like circles, instead of squares because circles were harder to climb. The castle defenses also helped protect the people in the castle.
What features do castles have?
Castles usually have a mote, towers, and long halls. They also have special defenses inside and outside of the structure.
What are the problems associated with?
castles changed because as weapons advanced castles needed stronger defenses so they became bigger and better like one of the first castles was the motte and bailey witch was made out of wood, that changed into a concentric castle with two walls, a moat, a portcullise, a babbican and a draw bridge!
What did castles use for defenses?
they used guards, weapons such as cannons, swords, and knives. they also used the two most common things: a brick wall and a moat.
What were the defenses of castles?
The defences of a concentric castle were round towers - It was harder for attackers to make round towers collapse. Unlike square towers they had no corners, which collapsed if holes were dug underneath the foundations.
