Tcs Medieval History Test Unit 8

Front 1

Anonymous

Back 1

having an unknown or unacknowledged name

Front 2

gargoyle

Back 2

stone carved into the image of a beast or ugly creature, with channels in it designed to direct rain into gutters and away from the wall and foundations

Front 3

overlord

Back 3

one in a position of supremacy or domination over others

Front 4

longbow

Back 4

a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand

Front 5

bodkin

Back 5

metal tip

Front 6

yew

Back 6

poisonous evergreen trees valuable for cabinets and archery bows

Front 7

fletcher

Back 7

crafted arrows with evenly proportioned goose feathers to ensure steady flight

Front 8

trebuchet

Back 8

medieval weapon used for hurling heavy stones

Front 9

frame

Back 9

supports the other components and provides a raised platform from which to stop the counterweight

Hint 9

HA!

Front 10

counterweight

Back 10

pulled by gravity alone, it rotates the beam, must weigh at least 10x more than the projectile

Front 11

beam

Back 11

pulls the sling

Front 12

guide chute

Back 12

guides the sling through the frame and supports the enclosed projectile until acceleration is sufficient to hild it in the sling

Front 13

sling

Back 13

accelerates and holds the projectile until release

Front 14

projectile

Back 14

object being launched

Front 15

beehives

Back 15

small stones sealed inside hollow clay balls which scattered their contents on impact

Front 16

bull

Back 16

official statement of the pope

Front 17

Unam Sanctam

Back 17

the one holy

Front 18

crossbow

Back 18

a bow fixed crosswise on a wooden stock, with grooves on the stock to direct the projectile

Front 19

truce

Back 19

an agreement to stop war without either side winning or losing

Front 20

buboes

Back 20

glands

Front 21

motte

Back 21

high mound of earth

Front 22

bailey

Back 22

lower area that was enclosed, with room for people and animals

Front 23

palisade

Back 23

wooden fence

Front 24

concentric

Back 24

having a common center

Front 25

drawbridge

Back 25

bridge that can be raised or drawn aside either to prevent access or to permit passage across

Front 26

barbican

Back 26

a tower at the gate or drawbridge

Front 27

postern

Back 27

a small rear gate

Front 28

moat

Back 28

a deep, wide ditch

Front 29

battlement

Back 29

the stonework at the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows

Front 30

parapet

Back 30

a balcony/walkway inside the edge of the battlement

Hint 30

chicken

Front 31

portcullis

Back 31

A grating of iron or wooden bars or slats , suspended in the gateway of a fortified palce and lowered to block passage

Front 32

arrow loop

Back 32

narrow openings or crosses set inside walls and towers enabling defenders to launch arrows at outside attackers

Hint 32

arrow SLITS!