It caused the development of cannon, which were revolutionary siege weapons for their devastating power. Gunpowder also caused the development of handheld guns. Handheld guns such as the arquebus allowed troops to be mobilised much faster as the weapon required little training to use. The first guns were invented around the late 1400s.
CONTRARY to common belief, guns did not make armour obsolete immediately, they had to be developed for a few centuries (until the late 1600s) before they actually made wrought iron and steel plate armours obsolete.
Not much, all three components used in making it (i.e. charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter) came from natural environmental sources. It did make killing easier, but people were already doing that with bow and arrow, lances, traps, etc.
Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese and came to Europe by the 1200's. So, it was used well before the Renaissance.
no, cannons and gunpowder only appeared in Europe in the 1300s.
The most significant effect that the Russian revolution had on Europe was that it made Eastern Europe to experience to an economic failure.
The Chinese used gunpowder as early as 800-1000 AD, for fireworks and later for weapons. It was not in widespread use in Europe until around the 1300s.
Gunpowder was invented in china around 800ad and leaked out at 1200 ad to europe
The use of gunpowder started in Europe during the late 13th century. It was Roger Bacon, who introduced gunpowder and in 1353 the first gunpowder cannon was invented by Berthold Schwarz.
Gunpowder was invented by the Ancient Chinese. Gunpowder came to Europe in the 1260s.
Gunpowder reached Europe through the rich Silk Road trade. The chemical formula for gunpowder and the refinement process reached Europe in completed form by the late 13th century. Roger Bacon, a renowned early European alchemist (1214 - 1292), set forth the marvels of the world; among them he listed the ingredients of gunpowder. With the ingredients of gunpowder revealed European scientists, inventors and alchemists were ready to improve gunpowder.
chinese alone
Polo brought back gunpowder to Europe and soon people were using the Silk Road to bring back goods including gunpowder.
Actually, no. If my memory serves, the Mongolians were first to use gunpowder weaponry. The Europeans adopted this adaptation from them because of the Mongolians spanned an empire from East Asia to Eastern Europe. But I'm sure the Mongolians were the first to use gunpowder.
Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese and came to Europe by the 1200's. So, it was used well before the Renaissance.
Gunpowder is the first explosive substance mankind learned to use and was one of the four great inventions of ancient China. The Chinese used gunpowder as early as 800-1000 AD, for fireworks and later for weapons. It was not in widespread use in Europe until around the 1300s. Gunpowder reached Europe through the Silk Road trade.
He didn't . He made the printing press in Germany in 1436 and gunpowder was introduced to Europe in the 1200's when Polo brought it back from China. Guttenburg had nothing to do with gunpowder.
Gunpowder, it was found in Asia by explorers from europe around in the 1500's
Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese and came to Europe by the 1200's. So, it was used well before the Renaissance.
no, cannons and gunpowder only appeared in Europe in the 1300s.