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Alternative Castle Project
This can be done 2 ways !Choose the one that fits you best
Click on this link to read the Alternate Castle powerpoint and follow the directions at the end of the powerpoint.
OR
You can read the book by David McCauley

and follow the directions below.
  
                                                                                Questions and Pictures  for reading the book - Castle by David McCauley 
                                                                                                                                                 (Copyright 1977  ISBN 0-395-32920-5 or 0-395-25784-0 )
                                                                                                                          This project is worth 80 points.
                                                                                                                   This project must have the following parts:
                                                                                                    *A notebook or report folder to hold the papers (2 points)
                                                                                                   *A cover page with all of these: (2 points)
                                                                                                     1. The title " CASTLE" - A Medieval Reading Project"
                                                                                                     2. VMS Heading
                                                                                                     3. a large picture of a castle
                                                                                                 *The questions and answers typed or written legibly in Blue or Black ink
                                                                                                    (Pencil will not be acccepted)  ( 1 1/2 points for each question)
                                                                                                * The required pictures from the book or found in other sources cropped and attached neatly
                                                                                                      ( preferably in the order they occur in the questions) ( 1 point for each picture)

Here are the questions which you will be able to answer from the reading:

1. A. What year did the workmen begin "marking off the locations" for the castle?
    B. What year was it finished and ready for occupation by the lady of the castle?

2. Who was King of England during this time?
      This question needs a picture of the King of England during this time

3. In what rebellious land was this castle being built?
      This question needs a picture map of Britain showing the location of the rebellious land

4. The first wall of the town was wood and called a ___________.

5. The two most important considerations in designing the castle were:
           1.__________________and 2.____________________

6. In a siege, what two alternatives do defenders have?

7. What is the space in the center of the castle called?

8. A large doorway with towers on each side and a bridge and barriers was called a________

9. Living areas for the Lord, a chapel, and the dungeon were all located where?

10. What act by an enemy could "virtually ensure the castle's defeat?"

11. A.  The walls of the outer curtain were ______feet high,and _____ feet thick.
      B. The walls of the inner curtain were ______feet high and ______ feet thick.
      C. The inner towers were _____feet high.

12. Give two reasons why the bottom of the walls sloped out?

13.  What group of people was allowed to settle the town first?

14.  The stone wall of the town was _____feet high and _____feet thick.

15. Name three of the seven types of workers used to build the castle.
       This question needs a picture showing at least 3 of the types of workers
       (this is considered ONE picture for points)

16. Who was going to pay for building this castle and its town?

17. Why was slate used every so often in building the walls?

18. At the top of wall were crenellations.
      The high parts were called __________and the lower parts were called_____________.
      This question needs a picture showing the wall decorations
       (this is considered ONE picture for points)

19. What did they put on the unfinished walls as protection during the winter?

20. Windows at the bottom were ___________but those at the top were __________.

21. All windows had _______and could be closed off by ________ but the living quarters
      windows had______

22. How many entrances were in each tower? How many rooms in each tower?
      This question needs a picture showing a tower with entrances, and rooms, and windows
      (this is considered ONE picture for points)

23. What material covered the tower roofs?

24. What covered the floors of all rooms?

25. Where was the dungeon? How did you enter it?

26. What special tower room was really 2 rooms and had stained glass windows?
      This question needs a picture showing this room

27. Where were the two places they built bathrooms?

28. What covered the portcullis for strength and was used to reinforce the wooden doors?

29. Openings in the ceiling above the gate entry were called ____________

30. The first houses in the town were built close to the _______.

31.  In town what was used for covering the windows of houses?

32. Where was the location of most of the workrooms and shops in a town?

33. When did a town receive a priest?

34. In this book, the castle had how many gatehouses? How many drawbridges?
      This question needs a picture showing a drawbridge

35. How high was the stone ramp connected to the front drawbridge?

36. What craftsmen repaired the soldiers' weapons?

37. The roof of the great hall rested on wooden beams or frames called ________?
      This question needs a picture showing the great hall

38. The special shed for the Lord's hunting birds was called a__________?

39. What was the coating put on the castle's outside walls to make it look better?

40. Name three things a charter gave to townspeople.

41. Name 2 preparations made for defense against a siege.

42. Name 3 methods used by the attackers against the castle.
      This question needs a picture for each one of the methods you choose from the text
      (this is considered ONE picture for points)

43. When was the "conquest" of Wales complete?

44. What eventually happened to the castle in this story ?