Medieval Castles

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Medieval Castles by Mind Map: Medieval Castles

1. Siege

1.1. Catapults

1.2. Battering ram

1.3. Tunnels

1.4. Ballista

1.5. Siege tower

1.6. Siege ladders

2. Lords

2.1. Education

2.1.1. Could barely read or write

2.1.2. Fighting and manners important

2.2. Food

2.2.1. Lots of meat

2.2.2. Trenchers

2.2.3. Ate at noon and 4pm

2.2.4. Huge amounts of food

2.3. Clothes

2.3.1. Wimple

2.3.2. Long tunics

2.3.3. Pointy shoes

2.3.4. Wool, sometimes silk

2.4. Entertainment

2.4.1. Hawking

2.4.2. Jesters

2.4.3. Tournaments

2.4.4. Minstrels

3. Motte and Bailey

4. Stone castles

4.1. Keep

4.2. Curtain walls

4.3. Ramparts

4.4. Portcullis

4.5. Drawbridge

4.6. Moat

4.7. Courtyard / Bailey

4.8. Turrets

4.9. Latrines

4.10. Battlements

5. Becoming a knight

5.1. Page

5.2. Squire

5.3. Knight

5.4. Code of chivalry

5.5. Dubbing ceremony

6. The keep

6.1. Top floor

6.1.1. Lord's rooms

6.2. Second floor

6.2.1. Banquets

6.3. Ground floor

6.3.1. Dungeon