Designing Castles

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Designing Castles
Himeji Castle, Japan Brissa Castle, France

• From all over the world!

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Designing Your Castle

• For this assignment we are going to design our
  own castle! Complete with architectural elements
  and the people common to most castles!
• Castles were built to protect the people that
  lived in and near them. The King would hire
  knights to protect the surrounding county side.
  The castle was like a small city inside.

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Parts of a Castle
All castles have a strong outer wall, towers, a
gate to enter, and some have a moat with a draw
bridge. A moat is a river that surrounds the
castle.
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Parts of a Castle
This castle has 2 strong outer walls with towers,
and 2 gates to enter, and a moat. This castle
has smaller buildings inside the gates like a
stable for the horses and a church.
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Parts of a Castle
Towers All Castles have tall towers. This is a
picture of the towers on a Castle in Angers,
France!
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Celtic Castles
Birkhill, Scotland Melville, Scotland

• These castles are built of stone.

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Japanese Castles
Nagoya Castle, Japan Himeji Castle, Japan

• Some castles have a stone walls around them, but
  wood buildings inside.

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Samurai or Knight

• Samurais and Knights protected the castles from
  enemies.

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Samurai and Ninja

• Japanese warriors

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Knights and Armor

• Medieval Knights

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Princess and Geisha

• Medieval Princess and Geisha

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Princesses

• Medieval Princess Knighting a Knight Lady of
  Shallot
• By Artist John Waterhouse

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Parts of a Castle
All castles have a strong outer wall, towers, a
gate to enter, and some have a moat with a draw
bridge. A moat is a river that surrounds the
castle.
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Design your castle
Design your castle and include all the parts and
draw people too! All castles have a strong
outer wall, towers, a gate to enter, and some
have a moat with a draw bridge. Castles are
built to protect the people inside from enemies.
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Are you finished?

• When you are done with your drawing, you may
  visit these websites to learn more about castles
  and the Renaissance.
• http//www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/artsent
  r.html (really good middle ages interactive
  website for students)
• http//www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/middle
  ages.html (and one for renaissance

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sources

• http//www.castlexplorer.co.uk/medieval-castles.ph
  p
• http//www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/cobweb_castle
  /index.html
• http//www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/artsent
  r.html (really good middle ages interactive
  website for students)
• http//www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/middle
  ages.html (and one for renaissance)
• http//www.japan-guide.com/e/e2132.html