13. Drawbridge: could be pulled up to prevent easy entrance Barbican: a watch-out tower Portcullis: an iron/wooden grating hanging vertically in holes in the gateway/wall, is able to be lowered to secure the entrance Gatehouse: gatekeepers house, helps keep watch Manor/Castle Features Portcullis Drawbridge
14. Curtain Wall: an outer wall, first line of defense (6-20 feet thick) Castles were built where there was a water source, which makes dousing fires a lot easier Moat: a large trench filled with water (usually) or wooden stakes, surrounding a castle Moats could be up to 30 feet deep Manor/Castle Features Curtain Wall
15. Main entrance is usually heavily secured and protected Machicolations: platforms on top of a castle wall Battlement: a wall built on the top of the castle with gaps for shooting arrows The higher land the castle is built on, the easier it is to defend Manor/Castle Features
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18. Our manor will use a catapult to fling a dead animal corpse (usually a horse) over the manor walls, hoping that we will spread disease to the invaders Our manor has a holy relic that belonged to a saint, and when bringing it into battle, it is supposed to give us power and a spiritual weapon Strategies
19. Murder Holes: holes that are in the roof of an entrance between two portcullises. defenders of the castle would trap the attackers between the two portcullises in the entrances. Could then pour boiling water or oil through the holes onto the attackers to kill or seriously injure Communication was done with music signals, talking, messengers, and visual signals (flags/banners) Strategies