morning?” “Quit being a baby come on and get a shower and your clothes on.” I got out of bed and got ready‚ before my dad like always‚ we were going to the ole back woods were the deer think they are safe‚ and they are just not from us. We load up our crossbows‚rifles‚ and shotguns all in the old pick-up truck we have decked out for hunting‚ it’s a camo chevy with orange trims a tail cover to keep our gear and soon to be trophy dry from weather. As we ride my dad gets hopeful for a 12 point stud‚ but as
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The Ancient Roman military and the Ancient Egyptian military share some similarities and differences. Both ancient cultures participated in wars and other conflicts with other civilizations. Both cultures trained soldiers in their own unique ways. They also used a variety of weaponry and wore specific types of protective gear during battle. Military strategies were also developed. Ancient Rome had many soldiers who made up their powerful military. After 650 BC‚ the Etruscans became dominant in Italy
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The Middle Ages were once known as a time of darkness. It was plagued with sickness and violence. Many lives were lost during this period of corruption. A leading factor in the death toll would be war. War during that time was barbaric and bloody. They would fight in large quantities and would risk their lives for a certain cause whether that be for expansion or power for the king. In the Middle Ages‚ many battles have been fought by important people. They use certain equipment and are organised
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the outer chest plate of a knight. The weapon was so effective‚ “By 1252 AD‚ all men able to carry a bow were required to wield one” (Alchin). Another great weapon that was similar to the bow was the crossbow. These weapons were mechanical and all an operator had to do was load‚ aim and fire. The crossbow could send an arrow at a far greater velocity than a normal bow could‚ and could now pierce a knight’s armor. This weapon was quite dangerous compared to other weaponry at the time‚ and many unsuccessful
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Battle of Mactan The Battle of Mactan ‚ was fought in the Philippines on 27 April 1521. The warriors of Lapu-Lapu‚ a native chieftain of Mactan Island‚ defeated Spanish forces under the command of Ferdinand Magellan‚ who was killed in the battle. Background On 16 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ Magellan sighted the mountains of what is now Samar while on a mission to find a westward route to the Moluccas Islands for Spain. This event marked the arrival of the first Europeans in the Archipelago
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ruled by the emperor’s since the beginning of the Chinese civilization until 1911 when the Chinese revolution took place. They used the same language and writing for over 6000 years. Then They created bronze weapons and invented the crossbow. The Great Wall of China was built to defend against enemies. During Han Dynasty‚ they advanced in poetry and visual arts. Also the birth of the exam system for Chinese civil servants dates from this time. The doctrines
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Mankind has come to a long and thorny path before becoming such as they are today. People made a big leap to lifestyle-like animals to a high-tech world in just a couple of hundred years. And despite the fact that now most of the world supports the world a couple of centuries ago‚ we could not imagine the solution of conflicts without bloodshed. Such aggressive character defines human because our ancestors had to be like that to survive in the harsh conditions. So on the question of which came first
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turn at the basketball shoes and found myself at a wall littered in rifles and various hunting weapons. I didn’t think much of it – until I saw someone walk out of the store into the mall with a crossbow. I was definitely a bit unsettled by the fact that anyone could just walk into a store and buy a crossbow. Obviously the sporting goods store wouldn’t have sold him any arrows‚ but what if he had some with him‚ say in his car? I thought it was ridiculous. I’m not saying that the public can’t own firearms
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materials that I used for this project was wood of course‚ screws‚ a bungee cord‚ the covering of a pen‚ and a plastic spoon. The title of my Science project this year is The Catapult. The catapult was invented as a replacement of the crossbows. As they made the crossbows larger‚ the catapults became larger as well. At first‚ the catapult was the weapon of choice in warfare‚ but as soon as the invention of gunpowder and artillery‚ the catapult wasn’t used as much anymore. The gunpowder and artillery
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The Qin dynasty (also written as Ch ’in) was brief‚ 221 B.C. - 206 B.C‚ but much was accomplished during this 15-year period. It was the first dynasty whose emperor ruled over a unified China‚ following his defeat of seven warring states. One currency and a single system of weights and measures for the entire empire were created and a standardized Chinese written language was established. Construction of a national highway system and the Great Wall of China were begun. The name‚ China‚ even originated
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