siege engines
DESCRIPTION
Siege Engines. Presented By: David Gibaldi Kevin Dinan Nicholas Leuthauser Alex Sheldon. Introduction. What is a siege engine? A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Examples:. Ballista. Trebuchet. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Siege Engines
Presented By:David GibaldiKevin Dinan
Nicholas LeuthauserAlex Sheldon
Introduction
What is a siege engine?A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare.
Examples:
Catapult
Trebuchet
Ballista
The Task
Your assignment is to research five different types of siege engines. The following are required:
•A short description of each siege engine
•A photo or sketch of each
•Choose one example and design your own model
The Process
Using Internet search engines, find different types of siege engines.
Choose five to research more thoroughly. Using word processing software, complete
the short descriptions of each example. Based on your research choose one of the
five, design and construct your own model. Test and modify your finished model to throw
a ping pong ball a minimum distance of 15 feet
References
http://www.mechanicals.co.uk/mechanicals/projects/siege.htm
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/siege-weapons.htm http://www.shoshone.k12.id.us/medieval/siege.htm http://www.camelotherald.com/newfrontiers/
siegeweapons.php http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Siege-
engines http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle36.htm
Evaluation
You will be graded in the following areas: Completeness of all five siege engine
descriptions Grammatically correct Accuracy of information
Presence of photos/sketch for
each siege engine Working model completed
Must throw 15 feet Matches existing siege
engine system
Conclusion
What did we learn? We learned that a siege engine is a device that is
designed to break city walls and other fortifications in warfare.
There are many different types of siege engines used today and in medieval times.
Some examples of siege engines include: Trebuchet Catapult Ballista Schleich Catapult The Mangonel