Name:_______________________________ Page:_____________ Medieval Mini Castle Project Throughout Medieval history, two distant civilizations, Europe and Japan, developed similar social and political systems. One distinct similarity is their use of castles as the center of feudal life. To understand the importance of castles and the feudal systems of Europe and Japan, you are going to research, design, and create a castle from one of these two civilizations. General Instructions: Before you build your castle, you are going to research both Japanese and European castles. Answer the questions below. All underlined questions must be answered in complete sentences. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Japanese Castles Instructions- Use the Following sources to answer the questions below. When you find information within one of the sources, write the letter of the source next to the question to show that you got it from there. The links to these sources are on your class website. A. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2296.html B. http://www.gojapango.com/travel/japanese_castles_architecture.html C. http://medievalcastles.stormthecastle.com/medieval-castles-of-japan.htm _____ 1. Name one famous Japanese castle that still exists today. ______________________ _____ 2. Japanese castles served many purposes. Research and describe two main purposes of a Japanese castle. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 3. What types of materials were used to build a Japanese castle? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 4. Where would a Japanese castle typically be located geographically? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 5. Japanese castles were very beautifully decorated and artistic in many ways. Describe two decorative aspects of a Japanese castle (Gardens, inside of keep, etc.) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 6. There are 5 main parts to a Japanese castle. describe each part. A. Castle Tower/Tenshukaku_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ B. Walls and Moats______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ C. Guard Towers/Yagura________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ D. Gates_________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ E. Palace/Goten- ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 7. Draw a Plan for your own Japanese castle Compound that includes: a Tenshukaku/Tenshu (the main tower ) and four towers, at least one wall and at least one other feature from the list above: Label each area and use the diagram on your teacher’s website as a starting place. Diagram of a Japanese Castle Compound EUROPEAN CASTLES Instructions- Use the following sources to answer the questions below. When you find information within one of the sources, write the letter of the source next to the question to show that you got it from there. The links to these sources are on your class website. A. http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/castles.html B. http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/where-is-the-biggest-castle-in-the-world/ C. http://www.castlewales.com/casterms.html B. http://medievalcastles.stormthecastle.com/essays/the-types-of-castles.htm C. http://www.medieval-castles.net/castle_architecture/index.htm D. http://www.yourchildlearns.com/castle_history.htm _____ 1. Name one famous Medieval European castle that still exists today. __________________ _____ 2. Explain the difference between a castle and a palace: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____ 3. European castles served many purposes. Research and describe two main purposes of a European castle. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 4. What types of materials were used to build a European castle? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 5. Where would a European castle typically be located geographically? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 6. There are six main parts to a European castle. Describe each part A. Gatehouse/Barbican: _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ B. Keep/Donjon: ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ C. Chapel: _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ D. Great Hall: _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ E. Drawbridge: _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ F. Moat: __________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ __________ _____ 7. Review the list of castle vocab on site C. Name and define at least four terms that were not on the part list in the question above but would be help provide defense: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 8. The Concentric castle was the most advanced type of Medieval European castle. Draw a diagram of a concentric castle that includes a keep, four towers, a great hall, walls and one other feature from your research in question 6 and 7. Label each part of your diagram.(A diagram of a European Diagram of European Castle castle is on your class website). COMPARE & Contrast Instructions: Based upon the research, write down 3 similarities and 3 differences between each type of castle. Differences Similarities - - - - - Read the following castle rubrics, then answer the question below. European Castle Rubric ________/20 Points 8 points: Use of Class Time o Prepared for class each day o On task from bell to bell o Managed and maintained materials throughout the project o If applicable: Collaboration with partners 12 points: Castle (Must fit on a regular-sized desk) o A castle keep o Four towers with walls o At least one additional castle feature based on your research o Well-written caption for each part of your castle design o A welcome sign including your names, the name of your castle, the location of your castle, and a slogan that captures the purpose of your castle o Elaborate and historically accurate design Note: There will be a 12 Point DEDUCTION if your castle is bigger than the size of a desk. Japanese Castle Rubric ________/20 Points 8 points: Use of Class Time o Prepared for class each day o On task from bell to bell o Managed and maintained materials throughout the project o If applicable: Collaboration with partners 12 points: Castle (Must fit on a regular-sized desk) o A castle keep o Four towers with walls o At least one additional castle feature based on your research o Well-written caption for each part of your castle design o A welcome sign including your names, the name of your castle, the location of your castle, and a slogan that captures the purpose of your castle o Elaborate and historically accurate design Note: There will be a 12 Point DEDUCTION if your castle is bigger than the size of a desk. Questions: 1. How many total points will your group earn for this project? ____________________________________________ 2. For both castles, what FOUR behaviors are you graded for: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. For both castles, what five elements that you will be graded on: _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. For what will earn you a 12 point deduction? ______________________________________________________________