1. Draw a diagram with the different parts of a castle.
2. Define the following castle terms: rampart, curtain wall, battlements, machicolations, and moat
3. What was a “Motte and Bailey” castle? What materials went into making this castle? Name a
castle designed in this style.
4. What was a “Shell Keep” Castle? What was its advantage over other types of castles? Name a
castle designed in this style.
5. What were Norman stone castles and when were they developed? What types of stone were
used to build these castles?
6. Why did stone castles replace the motte and bailey castles?
7. What are concentric castles? What advantages did they have over stone castles? What is a
death hole? Name an example of a concentric castle?
8. What is a Gothic castle? Name some characteristics of this style of castle. Name a castle that
was designed in this style.
9. What brought about the end of castles?