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    Castles were exemplary constructions of the medieval period. Scattered throughout Europe, castles were an essential element to lords or wealthy nobles who owned a vast collection of rich land. War and conflict however plagued the medieval period as the feudal system provided power through the control of vast land. Castles began sprouting and were a common sight, as they were the most effective way of repelling any attack. This essay will outline the main features within a medieval castle such as

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    the fall of Rome, new culture, technologies, weapons, society, and life formed with the beginning of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages was in Europe and was very dangerous in which many countries try to gain power and wealth. Many countries built castles to provide as base for their quests to gain power and wealth. And with this quest, it brought a new technique for warfare. This technique would involve a change in “military tactics and the role of cavalry and artillery” ("Medieval Warfare", 2016)

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    What are castles? Castles are immense building in the medieval times. They were built by an important person or a ruler such as a king. The castle was to protect the people from inside out, castles were both a home and a fortress What were they used for? Castles were used as a home and a fortress, they were build and used for safety from other kings but also built for a home and a place for the king and or queen to stay. Castles were also build to flourish that the owners were wealthy. Why were

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    There are many walls around the world that exist and are designed to keep people out, or in, a certain area. These walls actually originated long ago and for the same purpose. The Byzantine empire was a tremendously educated empire that had a rich culture, which may have affected our military strategies and defences. The Byzantines had walls that were called the Theodorin walls because Theodora was a brave and fearless leader in her time. She fought against plague and rebellions, but she held

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    Is a Roman fort continuously built atop one another until the decline of the Western Roman Empire and is a major archaeological site located North of England, in the county of Northumberland, and was one of the major forts south of Hadrian’s Wall. It is connected to other forts through a major road system called Stanegate Road that was built even before the wall, and is still very much extant up to this day. The fort served as a defensive position at the frontier of the Roman-occupied Britain from

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    Medieval Weapons Essay

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    cannon; all weapons Would kill, no doubt about it. A lot, in fact most of the weapons were used for siege and Defense against castles. Castles were the most integral part of the Middle Ages. They held the king, the servants and anyone else Important. If you wanted land or money, a castle was the perfect Place to hit. Movable Towers were just one thing used to lay siege on These castles. Not necessarily a weapon itself, it held Weapons…knights and peasants. Knights and (or) peasants carried

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    a) How can the concepts in this chapter be applied and implemented in an organization? As we have learned, the castle is an organization that bases its mission and culture on service. The castle’s primary purpose is to serve the town and guarantee protection, and welfare to its people. Moreover, the entire hierarchical structure of the castle revolves around the ideals of serving those above me, while promoting the wellbeing of the people. For instance, the servants serve the knights and higher

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    Princess Juliet The brick road was dusty, The sky was clear, no clouds in sight, and the air felt so good. This was princess Juliet’s first time out of the castle walls. She hated the feeling of being contained and trapped. The castle was tall, luxurious, and was so big it felt like water, it never ends, but it was lonely. Juliet’s parents had been fighting a lot and Juliet had no one to share her feelings with about the matter, so she decided she wanted to do something exciting to get her feelings

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    question how this situation really came to be. No matter though. I am still beyond proud of my brothers success. As I walk into the castle I observe the beauty and majesty of the interior, not to mention the alluring exterior of the building. It really makes you wonder why this is where the majority of our expenses go, as opposed to doing something useful with it. The castle is filled to what appears to be maximum capacity by hundreds of people, some familiar, some not, a few who have travelled through

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    During the Middle Ages, many weapons were created to help in the winning battles.There was a weapon was the siege engine called a catapult. The term catapult came from the Greek word "katapultos". A catapult was a large machine on wheels with a basket attached to a long wooden arm and a power source for hurling projectiles on the other.The first catapult however was invented around 400 BC in Greek town Syracuse. It was not the type seen so many times at our own wars in today's Society for Creative

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