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Why were round walls introduced into castle designs?
Round walls were harder to knock down than right angled walls. If you hit a round wall not much damaged would be made but a right angled wall would cave in.
What were castle walls made of?
Stones and bricks
What are stone castles?
stone walls around a castle are called curtain walls. they are built for defence.
What are the weaknesses of the Motte and Bailey Castle?
Firstly, the walls are made of wood. Secondly, there are no walls at the back of the castle. And finally, the walls were thin and short.
What is the safest part of the castle?
The safest part of the castle is the keep because it is the highest point in the castle. Also, it is made of thick walls.
Why where trebuchets made?
To throw large stones and break down castle walls.
What are splay on castle walls for?
The splay prevented siege towers from being pushed up close to the castle walls. They also made it necessary to use very long scaling ladders at a shallow angle, which made it easy for them to break.
What is the purpose for a concentric castle?
Because they had better defenses than the Motte and Bailey castles and the Norman Keep Towers.They had many walls that the enemy had to get past. Some could have been up to 20 feet thick.They were made of stone so they could not be burnt downThe towers were round so they had no corners to mine underThey were big, so people could actually live comfortably in them and it made them intimidatingAlso, people had to keep on building better castles and better weapons were made.
What were the strengths of a stone square keep castle?
they were made of strong stone and therefore harder to destroy.
How was the thickness of the castle walls help defend?
If they had a defensive wall (castle wall) they would most likely have archers. The archers would then shot the enemy if they would try to attack the castle. Does that answer you're question?
What is the metaphor of a glass castle mean in the book the glass castle by jeanette walls?
It is symbolic of all the dreams and promises made by Rex Walls, Jeannette's father. Near the end of the memoir when she was preparing to leave for New York City, she tells him she does not believe he will ever build the glass castle.
How do you get to the walls in Minecraft?
make the walls up to two bloks then stand on them to do the rest unitl it's night time or your done. or u can make a ladder up to the walls and u made a castle.
