| All through history mankind has constantly | | | | mankind had started using copper, bronze, and |
| managed to be in some kind of conflict with | | | | other types of metal to create better, longer |
| fellow human beings. As a result, mankind has | | | | lasting weapons that will inflict more damage. |
| managed to use precious metals and other | | | | During this time mankind had also started |
| materials to create weapons of great destruction. | | | | domesticating animals and using them for labor |
| Although weapons have aided many a cause, it | | | | and war. Mankind had also started using tactics |
| have become the backbone of wars. Hence, | | | | and organization, creating better and bigger armies |
| many kingdoms and civilizations have fallen, and as | | | | with better weapons. |
| time passes it have become more and more | | | | Weapons of the Middle ages- During this |
| advance. Today we are going to take a brief look | | | | period mankind had greatly advanced and so had |
| at weapons used as far back as cavemen and | | | | weapons. By this time weapons where used both |
| the medieval ages. | | | | for offense and defense. A great example of a |
| What is a weapon? It is a tool used to forcefully | | | | defensive weapon would be a suit of armor used |
| cause damage or harm to a person, animal, or | | | | by nights during the middle ages. During the middle |
| structure. Although weapons, more often not, | | | | ages gunpowder was also a new material that |
| have been used to spill countless human blood, it | | | | revolutionized the way weapons where made. As |
| can also be used for hunting and self defense. | | | | a result, a lot of long raged weapons where |
| Therefore, first let's travel to the time of our | | | | created like the cannons and trebuchet. |
| ancestors, the caveman, and see what type of | | | | Modern Weapons- Today weapons are |
| weapons they used. | | | | deadlier and better than ever, some are so |
| Cavemen (prehistoric weapons) - Although | | | | deadly they could kill hundreds of people in |
| caveman did in fact used such as clubs and | | | | seconds, like atomic bombs. Due to the huge |
| spears, these weapons are not called caveman | | | | advanced in technology weapons can be used on |
| weapons, a more accurate name will be | | | | air, land, and even under water, and military |
| prehistoric weapons. It was very simple and they | | | | techniques have never been more organized than |
| were used about five million years ago, perhaps | | | | they are now. |
| longer. As mentioned above, prehistoric weapons | | | | As you can see, humans and weapons have |
| consisted of clubs, spears, and unshaped stones.o | | | | advance hand in hand. The more a human mind |
| Example: Throwing spears, schoninger speere, | | | | gains knowledge and power, the deadlier weapons |
| wooden spears, and throwing sticks. | | | | become. Today, many weapons that where only |
| Ancient and classical weapons-Although these | | | | fiction and dreams to our ancestors are reality, |
| where very similar to their predecessors, there | | | | and many weapons that are fiction and dreams |
| was a major advancement. By the time this | | | | to us, will soon become reality. After all, weapons |
| ancient and classical weapons where created, | | | | are always changing and evolving. |