Gunpowder: A Destructive Weapon Of War

Gunpowder was one of the most destructive weapons of war. Gunpowder was found in China in the 9th century A.D. This weapon spread through the Middle East and then found its way to Europe. War in Early Modern Europe was an art. War was a gentleman way of fighting. When gunpowder came in it completely destroyed the art and turned it to complete chaos. Due to the nature of gunpowder it began to become more popular because of it destructiveness and how light it weighed. At first men were devoted to war but ever since the introduction to gunpowder no knight could withstand the explosion. Using gunpowder took absolutely no effort; starting from the most skilled knight, to the most inexperienced peasant could use it. This new weapon brought major