In class

I class we will discuss the definition of the word "castle," the definition of a surviving castle and the characteristics of different time periods with regard to castles.
Here you can find the presentation used in class: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BEf1_-SaZQk7d0cpL1Z4Rugkwq9jTDRXFBZQgyYhzH8/edit?usp=sharing


Exercise: Caernarfon Castle
We are going to watch a short video about Caernarfon Castle.
Please listen closely and answer the following questions:

1) When was the castle built?
2) Why were the curtain walls unique at the time they were built?
3) Which purposes of the castle were mentioned in the video?
4) What is the difference between how people viewed the castle in the Middle Ages and how people view it today?
5) Would you consider this castle a surviving medieval castle or not? Why?