Castle
| Series
Information |
Curricular
Areas:
Social Studies and Sociology |
| Length:
4/15-Minute Programs |
| Grade
Levels: 5-10 |
| Teacher's
Guide |
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Castle
includes all the colorful animation of the original one-hour prime
time presentation and tells the story of a thirteenth century Welsh
castle. Author David Macaulay, who wrote and illustrated the best-selling
book of the same title, leads students on a tour of a fictitious
castle, explaining the castle’s cultural and sociological significance
as well as its architectural design.
This colorful and animated program dramatizes the building of the
castle and portrays the lifestyle of the early inhabitants. Macaulay’s
distinctive artistic style is captured in his narrative about castles
and the medieval period.
Episode Descriptions
1 The Early
Middle Ages
—
During the Middle Ages, castles were built as strategic posts to
defend particular territories.
2 The Development
of Castles
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The site of the castle and the manner in which it was designed were
keys to its success.
3 Daily
Life in the Middle Ages
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Most castles had towns associated with them, many of whose inhabitants
were neither noble nor peasant but who formed the basis of a new
urban class of artisans and merchants.
4 Technology
and Warfare in the Middle Ages
—
Although castles were effective military structures in the 13th
century, as time went on, technology rendered them obsolete.
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