How Have Weapons Changed Throughout History

Medieval society, in spite of its stereotypes, was not inherently more violent than modern society. “Although there was no state in the modern sense, and therefore no set of laws that inherently took away the power of the average man or woman to exercise violence, the violence of the day was considered differently, and with out the inherent sense of criminality that accompanies it today. Our understanding of the weapons of the medieval world is skewed by the vast disarming of the “the civilian” that is taken for granted today, yet is a vastly different situation compared to what existed in many parts of “the West” as little as seven years ago.

Guns have drastically changed from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. Not only have guns themselves evolved, but societal views and the restrictions and purposes have also changed. Guns have significantly advanced since the late 1800s. They have become more accurate and reliable, the purpose for having a gun in your home has changed, and the views people have on guns have evolved.

A weapon is defined as, “A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage,” (oxforddictionaries.com). These weapons, however, aren’t always guns and knives, some of the most dangerous weapons come from within and are these are demonstrated throughout, The Twilight Zone. There is a television show from the 1960’s titled, The Twilight Zone. The episodes are all separate stories with a different cast, however all of the episodes identify that humans are monsters who carry with them the “weapons of humanity”. In Rod Serling’s short story “Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, the author demonstrates his understanding of weapons, and two very dangerous ones that only humans possess include thoughts and suspicion. The first irrational

According to Merriam-Webster, a weapon is: something (such as a gun, knife, club, or bomb) that is used for fighting or attacking someone or for defending yourself when someone is attacking you. Weapons have been used for thousands of years, since the creation of man. However, its use was limited to only hunting and defending against large predatory animals. As time passed, man 's knowledge of weaponry expanded beyond a simple club and transformed into guns. Prior to the 1850s, Americans owned guns though none were used to inflict violence upon another person. “As a result, guns contributed little to the homicide rate, which was low everywhere, even in the South and on the frontier, where historians once assumed guns and murder went

During the Civil War there was many deadly effective weapons that killed 1,264,000 Americans. Some weapons used were from the Revolutionary War such as the single loading musket. There was also many technological advances such as the Spencer Repeating Rifle to the Gatling Gun. These and many more of the Civil War weapons made this war so deadly.

     Weapons have been around from the Neanderthals of the post-ice age, to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Rocks became knives, sticks became spears, and bayonets became AK-47’s. The technology from the French and Indian War was revolutionized and manufactured by the newly opened weaponry companies. Colt

Weaponry was a big thing in WW1; it was represented something good for one side and something bad for the other. In WW1 the invention of new weapons were all over the place. Most of the time the weapons were used to kill or to help in a way to kill. With all of these new things coming all around the people had to react very quickly or try to analyze the problems with it and try to use it against them.

As opponents and fortifications became better protected, the performance of traditional weapons diminished due to the physical limitations of the technology. By the mid

From ancient to modern times, we have always used some sort of ranged weapon. As technology advances, so does weapons. War fuels the research for weapons, and we would not have the weapons we have today if it was not for mankind’s violent nature.

Battles during the medieval ages were bloody, cruel, and sometimes quite long. With the weapons that were used during battles, knights got injured and in worse case scenario, death. Knights dressed in armor for protection, but sometimes that was still not enough to protect them completely. Knights used several different weapons such as clubs, maces, slings, war-hammers, bows and arrows, crossbows, knives, swords, daggers, and countless other weapons.

There has been many changes though out 100 years. Weapon is one of them we went from sword and spears to guns and tank. So lets talk about some changes we had over a 100 years. So these are the topic. Weapons, medication, and tech.

In my observations of the Medieval time period I found the weapons to be brutal, and atrocious. From war hammers to napalm to the arquebus, this was by far the most in-humane advancement in weapons apart from modern day. The Medieval time went from about the 11th century to the 14th. During this time survival depended on the power of the certain ruler people served under. The power of the ruler depended directly upon his army and the army upon their weapons. This is why we see such rapid advancement of the weapons in Medieval times. In this time "might" was right. "A knight or any other warrior is only as effective as his skills and the quality of his weapons" (Medieval Weapon Links). This

There is a wide range of ancient weapons from around the globe. This article assesses and displays pre-modern weaponry themes with in multiple cultures located along the Andes.

Medieval armor, first started with padded garments and chain mail were used. Armor was made for protection against new and lethal weapons. Armor was getting better for each changes to design. But later they realize that they were focusing too much on the design and not enough on improving defense. There were many weapons that were very lethal, for example axes, two handed swords, and bow and arrow (The History Of

The evolution of military technology through the more efficient and innovative utilization of natural resources has helped shape the environment in a wide range of areas. Homo sapiens lacking strong jaws, sharp teeth, and cutting claws have employed tools to better conquer the natural environment and vie with each other for scarce resources. These scarce resources such as wood and a myriad of metals have been harnessed to advance military technology. In doing so, military technology’s impact on the environment has steadily increased through time.