1. WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF
ATTACKING STONE CASTLES?
1. A Scaling Ladder
2. A Scaling tower
3. A Scaling tower with a battering ram attached
4. A Longbow
5. A Catapult
For each of the above medieval weapons or siege
machines you should answer these questions.
How do you use it to attack castles?
Name at least 2 disadvantages of using this method
What score would you give it out of 10?
Additional Questions:
1. One of the above weapons has been named the most
“Decisive method of the medieval age”. This means
that it helped make attacking castles easier for the
whole of the army. Can you guess which one it is?
2. Now choose the weapon you would have picked to
attack a stone castle. Explain why you gave it the
highest score and illustrate it into your books labelling
it as “My Winning Attack Method”
By Miss Redmond www.SchoolHistory.co.uk