Nobles and the military leaders of the era were also at odds with the new gunpowder weaponry. As gunpowder weaponry continued to develop it eventually progressed to the point of being very effective‚ and nobles‚ the knightly class‚ began to recognize that firearms represented a threat to their dominance. Unlike traditional medieval warfare which respected social status‚ “...gunpowder weapons had no such respect for class‚ and nobles risked death as much from gunshot as did non-noble soldiers”. Nobles
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and patience are the tools used to create remarkable inventions that allow people today to take so much for granted in life. From my point of view‚ the three inventions that are the most important ones to mankind are the wheel‚ electricity‚ and the Internet. The most profound invention of all time is the wheel. Not only does it provide many sources of convenience in life‚ but it is also essential in the success of several other inventions. Without the wheel‚ discovering new lands would have
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“Perhaps the most important ancient chinese invention ever made was gunpowder.” Gunpowder Taiwanese-secrets.com Gunpowder is one of the greatest and most powerful inventions the Chinese people created. The chinese created a formula which was made of Saltpeter‚ Charcoal‚ and Sulfur during the Tang dynasty possibly around the year A.D. 850. The Chinese were trying to make a formula that would make you live forever but instead it shortens your life by killing you. The first use that the Chinese had
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Gunpowder Empires Directions: Use the power point and the internet to answer the following questions. Answer all questions in ink only. All answers must be in your own words. 1. Identify the Gunpowder Empires. Include in your answers the leaders of the empires that established them. The gunpowder empires include Mughal‚ Qing‚ Tokugawa‚ and Russia. Their rulers such as Babar in Mongrel‚ Aisin Gyro‚ Tokugawa Lucia‚ and Peter the great in Russia. 2. Why is Akbar remembered? Akbar is remembered because
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Details about Gunpowder Gunpowder is one of the revolutionary Chinese inventions that has greatly changed the modern world. Gunpowder is mainly used to fuel military weapons‚ such as bombs and guns. Gunpowder was first introduced during the Song and Mongol periods where it was developed and used by the Chinese to overthrow the Mongols. After gunpowder’s introduction‚ alchemists recorded the formula for gunpowder and developed the first weapon that used gunpowder‚ which was the flamethrower. “In 850
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Why Was Hurricane Katrina So Destructive? Introduction The geographical theme I have cosen to write about is Hurricanes as this is a topic we have been studying in class and has intrested me to learn more about this natural hazard. The geographical location I will be studying is New Orleans and Florida where hurricane Katrina was most destructive. Katrina struck the state of Louisianna at 10am on the 29th of August 2005. What I have learned in Class In class I have learned how the National
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The Ancient Chinese made many important inventions. One of the important inventions is Chinese paper. Another great invention is movable-type printing. Gunpowder is another great invention that we still use today. Nobody will ever lose their directions with the invention of the Chinese compass. The Ancient Chinese also made porcelain and steel smelting. Chinese silk is used for clothing and is very important. The Ancient Chinese invented many great inventions for their time. The Ancient Chinese were
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wondered what the radio was like before it was like it is today? The radio wasn’t small and it was bulky. It was very hard to understand what the people were saying on the radio. People heard movies‚ shows‚ and broadcasts and they had to imagine everything. BDCST and Mary Bellis believe that the radio was a bad invention when it was first invented. It was a bad invention when it first came out‚ because you can barely hear it and you had to imagine everything that was said on the radio. BDCST
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development of Germany over the whole period 1890-1991‚ how far can the treaty of Versailles been seen as a key turning point? Jonathan Sokolov The Treaty of Versailles was a monumental stage in German history‚ helping to shape German history for arguably the best part of thirty years. It can be argued that the Treaty was the most significant event since the unification of Germany in 1890. The short term consequences were also highly prominent as over 300‚000 Germans fled to America in the years 1917-23
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our major global automotive client. The main aim of the project is to calculate and manage the accruals for sales allowance of $2 B per month. This project was started to replace client’s existing business process which required more than two hundred linked excel spreadsheets and a manual effort of five full time analysts. The old process was extremely manual and had a lot of dependency on two particular analysts. Clients audit services had identified the old process as the riskiest area within the
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