The Yuan Dynasty under the Mongol empire has an extensive amount of public works as they built granaries to protect the dynasty from famine, and created large road and water networks. These public works allowed for the people to have large surplus of food and water and also be able to travel in a more organized manner with the road system created (New World Encyclopedia, Country Studies). Everyone in the Yuan dynasty had access to these public works as they were used to the economy and to keep everyone fed. While having these very useful public works the Yuan dynasty also had lots of techniques using technology for warfare and engineering. While using new warfare technology from the Chinese the Yuan were able to create a strategy to take down fortification by studying the way forts were made. The Yuan also discovered purified saltpetre, gunpowder bombs, printing techniques, porcelain, playing cards and medical literature the Yuan leaders were lazy
Most people may think that gunpowder has changed a lot because it was invented such a long time ago but really it has barely changed at all. The mixture for gunpowder today is normally smokeless powder but the same or a very similar mixture to ancient China’s was used until the nineteenth century. The mixture for gun powder could change depending on it’s use for example the gunpowder required for a bomb needs to have a high explosion rate whereas the gunpowder for a bullet needs to have a slower explosion rate so that the bullet travels
Trebuchet. What 's that? A Trebuchet is a medieval siege weapon used to obliterate walls and to demolish castles and cities. The Trebuchet is a type of catapult, but they are not the same thing. Catapults get their power from tension and trebuchets get their power from gravity or men pulling ropes. First constructed in 300 B.C. by the Chinese and Trebuchets were also known as trebuckets, Trebuchets became known rapidly for their great power and exceptional accuracy. Trebuchets threw many things, here’s a list for you. The Trebuchet threw stones, sharp wooden poles, darts, fire, burning tar, burning sand, pots of Greek fire, feces, dead mangled bodies, disease ridden bodies, body parts, dead animals,
In historian Jared Diamond’s book and film Guns, Germs and Steel, he attempts to explain why some parts of the world are more economically sound than others. The facts Diamond delves into extend back thousands of years. Some civilizations had what Diamond referred to as “geographic luck”, meaning that some lands were situated in an environment better suited for agriculture and other resource gathering. Other civilizations were also unable to domesticate animals that would have made farming and living on the land easier. Domesticated animals provided milk, fur, meat, as well as the ability to feed off leftover crop beds and create dung to fertilize future crops. Jared Diamond’s main argument is that indigenous peoples did not lack ingenuity, but did lack the geographic luck of other territories.
How did the histories of the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe differ during the era of third-wave civilizations? What accounts for the different historical trajectories of these two expressions of Christendom? How did Byzantium and Western Europe interact with each other and with the larger world of the third-wave era?
In modern society, guns are seen as a form of control. Those who have guns are able to overpower those who do not. This trend was set when guns were first invented and has stayed the same throughout history. The one place where guns are not a symbol of power and control is in literature, specifically “The Old Gun” and Hamilton. In Mo Yan’s short story “The Old Gun”, the protagonist is a hungry boy who does not even know how to use the titular firearm. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton ends with the titular character dying from wounds sustained in a pistol duel. Both of these works feature characters that turn to using firearms when they have no other options. Although one could argue that guns are a symbol of control because the characters
Here is the Warwick castles authentic recreation trebuchet; it is one of the medieval times best weapon. It was used to defend their castle or to attack the castle. It was invented in China in 300BC but then reached Europe during the medieval era in 500AD.
As the world evolved many inventions were invented by one country and another country took its advantage and made something better. This paper talks about Gun powder history which dates back to 850 AD, during the Tang Dynasty (9th century). Chinese were known for inventing mechanical clock, gunpowder, printing, or the compass. they invented thousands of years ago and some of their inventions were evolved by other middle eastern and European countries. Also their invention led to much other invention such as gunpowder lead to building of cannons to handheld guns. This paper talks about Chinese invention of Gun powder during the 9th century and how it evolved to other countries and leads to further inventions.
Throughout history, few substances have had such an impact as gunpowder has. Yet, its discovery in 850 A.D. was a complete accident.
On June 17, 1775, Colonist fought against British occupying soldiers, which started the American Revolutionary War. The Colonist defeated the British soldiers and acquired their artillery pieces, which birthed the American field artillery (Dastrup, 1992, p. 13). With a new army that would use the deployment of cannon fires, Congress had to acquire more artillery pieces. As the Colonial
Is gunpowder one of the most influential parts that changed warfare? Warfare has changed a lot through the years gunpowder was able to change right along with it, they kept creating new weapons to adapt to the new style of warfare. There are many different things that changed warfare throughout our history, however gunpowder was one of the most effective and deadliest one.
Bulletproof vests are amazing items. If it were not for them there would have been far more injuries or possibly even fatalities. Bulletproof vests are not just amazing in what they do, but also in how they are made and work. The material that they are made out of being also pretty amazing.
Chinese did not really used the invention of gun powder for military use, such as weapons a lot. They used it more for the invention of fire crackers, to wash away the bad spirits. As of today, all over the world they use gunpowder for all sorts of weapons and fireworks. The military has large supplies of gunpowder for use when they go to war, which the Chinese did not really use weapons that much, only for the weapons they used to secure their borders with the other
From the 16th century up until modern day, Asia has had, and continues to have, a huge influence in European art. Although the impact of this influence has fluctuated over the years, its presence in art and society has always been noted. Asian influence has been the source of many great European works that would not and could not exist without its impact.
Kwolek, who died Wednesday at 90 years old , was a dupont chemist who in 1965 invented Kevlar, the lightweight, stronger-than-steel fiber used in bulletproof vests and other body armor around the world. Kevlar is made out of basic plastic then they use polyparaphenylene or in other words kevar Unfortunately, Ferdinand was killed while wearing it. The kill shot hit him in the neck, well above the vest itself.there is no such thing as a bulletproof vest. Vests are only considered "bullet resistant," simply because there is always some type of firearm that can penetrate even the latest advancements in protective technology. Casimir Zeglen made the first bulletproof jacket .