What Is a Castle?
What a castle is: a fortified building used as both a home and a defence; key parts including towers, moat, drawbridge, and thick walls; why castles were built
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If your child visited a ruined castle, could they point out the main parts and explain why it was built that way?
What a castle is: a fortified building used as both a home and a defence; key parts including towers, moat, drawbridge, and thick walls; why castles were built
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- Name at least four parts of a castle (tower, moat, drawbridge, walls, gatehouse)
- Explain that castles were both homes and defences
- Describe why someone in medieval times would need a castle
“If your child visited a ruined castle, could they point out the main parts and explain why it was built that way?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Medieval Times
- Age range
- Ages 5–7