By Sally CarkeekBox 4 {Presenting}

What would the natural world be like if technology never evolved?

How has war affected the natural world?

How has weaponry changed over time and how does it affect the natural world?

WONDER QUESTIONS

Chosen question:  

 How has weaponry changed over time

and how does it effect the natural

world?

BOWS AND ARROWS HAVE BEEN USED FOR OVER 7,000 YEARS

~THE COMPOSITE BOW IS USED BY HORSEMEN OF THE MONGOL EMPIRE COULD USE THIS SMALL BUT POWERFUL WEAPON TO A DEVASTATING EFFECT WHILE RIDING A HORSE AT HIGH SPEED.

~Knights that jousted had to have a Lance with a Blunt tip, a helmet and the knight and horse wearing protective coat (usually to identify

the knight on the battlefield)

~Roman Soldiers were armed with a Javelin, a short sword and a curved shield~Blades were attached to the wheels of the chariots

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~Samurai sword (also known as Katana) is one of the sharpest strongest traditional sword in

history~Samurai swords first were used during the Muromachi period in 1392 and are still used

today

~Explosives also known as Black powder were first used on a battlefield by the Chinese in 1161 during their war with the Mongols

~The Chinese used gunpowder to make loud, threatening noises

~MUSKETS WERE ALMOST USELESS IN THE RAIN BECAUSE WET POWDER

CANNOT BURN, THIS PROBLEM WAS SOLVED WITH THE INVENTION OF THE

PERCUSSION CAP INVENTED BY SCOTTISH GUNSMITH ALEXANDER

FORSYTH IN 1807

~Firearms were limtited by the time and effort into loading and firing a weapon. Samuel Colt

(1814-1862) in 1836 invented the first revolver pistol the Colt Paterson

~Simple idea six bullets loaded into a revolving cylinder, once one was fired the

Mechanism turned the cylinder and loaded a fresh bullet into position to be fired

HIRAM MAXIM

~ SIR HIRAM MAXIM

(1840-1914) BUILT THE

FIRST FULLY AUTOMATIC MACHINE

GUN

~The Greek and Persian

Galleys clashed in 480 B.C.E.

Sailors used hand

weapons when they

got close to the others

~The age of sail ended in the 19th century Steamboats.

~Steamships are much faster and didn’t have as much effort

~HMS Dreadnought was the worlds first battleship in 1906~The iron ship

had the worlds most

powerful naval

weaponry system at the beginning of

the 20th century

~Submarine technology Advanced noticeably during

world war II.~Like snorkels were added so sailors could get fresh air

without submersing

WAR AIRCRAFTS WINGS ARE

FOLDED DOWN AND STORED

INSIDE SUPER CARRIERS.

F-15 EAGLES LIKE MOST WAR AIRCRAFTS, ARE

ARMED WITH MISSILES ATTACHED TO THE

UNDERSIDE OF THE WINGS

The most expensive aircraft ever build is the B-

2 Spirit stealth bomber which cost $500 million US

each.

Natures weapons

MAN-MADE

WEAPONS Tornado, Tsunami,

Earthquake,Lightning,

Wind,Rain,

Storms ect

Guns,Aircrafts,

Battleships,Gunpowder,

Bows and Arrows,Submarines,Swords ect

How does all this effect the natural

world?GUNPOWDER AND EXPLOSIVES CAN HAVE A HUGE EFFECT ON THE NATURAL

WORLD BECAUSE IF THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE

FOREST ALL THE TREES WOULD BURN DOWN.After war only has a

short term effect on the natural world because the natural world grow

and expand

INFO BIBLIOGRAPHYBook: Ripley, Tim History of Invention,

Weapons technology the brown Reference

Paul {my dad}

Website: Http://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/samurai-sword history.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana

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