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Wednesday January 11, 2012. Castles: The Center of Power. What are some buildings that are symbols of power today? . Castles: The Center of Power. 1. What basic structure was used for the earliest castles? What was the central building of a castle called?. Castles: The Center of Power.
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Castles: The Center of Power What are some buildings that are symbols of power today?
Castles: The Center of Power 1. What basic structure was used for the earliest castles? What was the central building of a castle called?
Castles: The Center of Power 1. The earliest castles, wooden forts, used the structure of the motte (mound) and bailey (outer wooden wall). A castle’s central building was called its keep.
Castles: The Center of Power 2. What do the world of the castle and the world outside the castle tell us about life in the Middle Ages?
Castles: The Center of Power 2. The worlds inside and outside the castle tell us that there was a sharp social division between the privileged and the common people.
Castles: The Center of Power 3. How did medieval castles offer protection to people of the towns that grew up around them?
Castles: The Center of Power 3. People would take refuge from battles behind the walls of castles
Castles: The Center of Power 4. What castle, dating from 1077 and still standing, is Europe’s largest fully preserved castle?
Castles: The Center of Power 4. Salzburg, Castle, in Salzburg, Austria, is Europe’s largest fully preserved castle.
Castles: The Center of Power 5. Which castle in England has, for more than 900 years, been the official residence of the kings and queens of England?
Castles: The Center of Power 5. Windsor Castle is the official British royal residence.