3.5 SkillBuilder activity USING HISTORICAL SOURCES, COMMUNICATING
SOURCE3 The ruins of Corfe Castle, in Dorset, England. The square tower is a Norman keep. The destruction was the result of cannon fire during the English Civil War in the mid-seventeenth century.
1. Recreate what Corfe
Castle ( SOURCE3 )may have looked like. Use the ruins in the photograph to reconstruct it visually. Include the keep, the palisade, the motte and the bailey, and label them.
2. Use the internet to
investigate Corfe Castle in Dorset, England. Find photographs with further detail and add to your diagram. You might also find an artist’s representation of what the original castle looked like to check against your diagram. How close were you?
3.5
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 5, 9
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
3, 4, 7
6, 8, 10
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. The first castles appeared in the __________ century. The innermost tower was called a __________. The bailey was a __________. 2. Early castles were built from: A. timber B. bricks C. stones D. concrete. 3. Identify two reasons why castles in medieval Europe were often built on a steep hill.
4. Explain what a murder hole was used for. 5. Identify two reasons why castles were built. A. To be a fortress for military use
B. To be used as a church C. To be used as a home D. To be used as a school E. To provide employment F. To be used as a palace
TOPIC3 Medieval Europe 65
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