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GCSE History · key term
A movable wooden structure that allows attackers to approach a defensive wall under cover and reach its upper level.
Used by OCR
Paper 3
Revise: Capture of JerusalemOn 17 June, Genoese and English ships reached Jaffa, the nearby port, bringing food, weapons, rope and timber. These supplies enabled the crusaders to construct siege towers, catapults, scaling ladders and a battering ram.
Explain how preparations affected the outcome: timber and rope enabled siege towers to be built, allowing attackers to reach the top of the walls.
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