Significant Changes In Medieval Times In Europe

In all conflict, an imperative or goal is held by all of its participants. When applied to Medieval Europe, the need to expand an empire, survive a siege, or succeed in conflict over ideals has led to some astonishing innovations of architectural engineering. The most prominent being the invention of fortified military compounds that fell under the collective term “Castle”. This single invention defined an entire chapter of European history marked by the battle of Hastings in 1066 to the invention of gunpowder around the 15th century making castles militarily obsolete. The intent of this paper is to examine the history of Medieval Europe and what drive led to the need for castles.

The Inner City, later called the Tatar City by the Manchu’s, was roughly square in shape and about four by three and half miles. Included within the Inner City limits was the Imperial City, which enclosed the palaces of the Forbidden City. The overall plan for the Forbidden City, commonly called the Great Within, called for a rectangular enclosure about three-quarters of a mile long and about half a mile wide containing about two hundred and forty acres of ground. Two and a quarter miles of ramparts with four towered gates surrounded the enclosure. Two great gates stood in the center of their respective walls one on the north side and the main gate, or Meridian Gate, on the south wall.

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Du Consructione Castri Saphet is important because it not only goes into detail on how it was built and the labor required by also the reasoning of why, something that cannot be deduced when looking at an ancient ruin. In the text it explains that the plan was inaugurated by the bishop of Marseilles, he intended it become a shield against the Saracens, while simultaneously allowing offensive maneuvers. Interestingly it describes the amount of people that were required to garrisons it against on attack how many soldiers it could house when nearby fighting was occurring. The document provides a valuable primary source on what it takes to construct a castle and how it changes the landscape around it after

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The Greek army known as the hoplites was named after their shield, “Hoplon”. They wore armor that consists of a tunic, a helmet that protected their face, breastplate, and greaves to protect the lower legs. They carried round shields about a meter in diameter and spears as their main weapon and short curved swords. Their equipment and armor was exhausting to carry that slaves usually accompanied the soldiers to carry their equipment. Battles in Ancient Greece were close-quartered, combatant and brutal; the hoplites armor was made specifically for such battles.

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In the Middle Ages, castles were known as a target of invasion. For this reason, there were many lines of defense at the castle, such as moats, walls, and more. The most important piece of defense for the castles in the Middle Ages was the castle walls. The moat was a large ditch that surrounded the castle and prevented attack. The castle walls were very useful and they are considered the main line of defense.

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