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Castles and knights

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  • A....protected the castle by surrounding it with water.
    moat
  • This part of the castle entrance could be quickly lowered to prevent attackers from entering the castle.
    portcullis
  • They kept their prisoners in this place in the castle.
    dungeons
  • Before a squire became a knight he had to pray here.
    chapel
  • The lord and his family lived in in this building.
    palas
  • A boy came to another castle at the age of...to start his training.
    7 to 8
  • A boy first became a ..... then a .... and finally a knight.
    page and squire
  • Name three things a page had to do or learn.
    wrestling, body strengthening, reading and writing, manners, how to fight, dancing...
  • This part of the castle could be drawn up, so nobody could enter anymore.
    draw bridge
  • When a page was ....years old he became a squire.
    15 to 16
  • A priest got this from somebody the night before the knighting ceremony.
    confession
  • You had a good overview from this - they could be round our square.
    tower
  • The process of becoming a knight was called...
    dubbing or knighting ceremony