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Castle building for military reasonscame to an end at about 1500because of gunpowder and explosives being invented.
When guns, cannons, howitzers, artillery and bombs became powerful enough to destroy any built structure, the castles became pointless from a military perspective.
Castles kept being built every now and then mainly for Propaganda and/or romantic reasons. If you're a country, it can be good to show that you're wealthy enough to afford to build something huge and impressive, even if it isn't that useful any more.
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How many castles did the roman empire have?
The Roman did not have any castles. Castles emerged after the end of Roman civilisation, during the Middle Ages.
What weapon brought about the end of castles?
TRebuchet and catapult
What invention saw the end of the knights and castles era?
Cannon and gunpowder.
Why was there a end of castles as fortified homes?
They had outlived their usefulness and were no longer needed
Why by the 1200s most castles were built of stone instead of wood?
The oldest medieval castles were made in the 9th century AD. They were made until the end of the middle ages.
What are the Weaknesses in stone castles?
The usefulness of stone castles came to an end with the invention of the cannon - the Turks used these with great success during the Crusades - if my memory serves me well.
What factors caused castles to become obsolete by the end of the Middle Ages?
the invention of the cannon
Why did the development of castles end?
Because cannons were invented that blew out the walls therefore they were no use
What types of medieval castles were there?
mote and bailey castles and stone keep castles and Concentric Castles
What were the first kind of castles?
the first kind of castles were moat and bailey castles.
Why did castles stop being so important at the end of the middle ages?
beacause it was the start of the war of the roses
Which castles were built after the stone castles?
a castle
