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Who is a cannon?
It is a weapon that is like a long lopsided barrel made of metal. When loaded its shoots out gunpowder and fire. It was first used in the 1700's. To do something in cannon is to have a group of people do something one after the other.
Did the Chinese develop gunpowder?
They certainly "Invented" it but used it for peacefull purposes like fireworks. I don't know if they "developed" it as much as the western nations did once they learned about its potential as a weapon.
Where were the barrels of gunpowder stored during the gunpowder plot?
The gunpowder was stored in places like the Tower of London.
What are facts about gunpowder?
Gunpowder, also called black powder is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate. Interestingly, all three ingredients in gunpowder can be bought at your local garden center. Gunpowder was first produced by the Chinese around about the year 1040. It is used in multiple explosives, like some grenades.
What is everything that uses gunpowder?
everything that is made out of gunpowder is guns as usuall and stuff like that
What is the first weapon in oblivion?
Your fists. And the flare spell. But as in like a real weapon, either a steel shortsword or Renavaults Akaviri Katana
What was the first gun like?
The first firearms were made in China soon after the invention of gunpowder. They would have been hand held bamboo tubes packed with gunpowder that when ignited would act like a flamethrower. These crude weapons could be filled with shrapnel that would be ejected along with the flames, giving birth to the first projectile weapons.
What weapons originated from gunpowder?
Any weapon that was used to launch a projectile had its origins in gunpowder. The Chinese use gunpowder for rockets, bombs and for cannons. Later, the Europeans used gunpowder to develop more sophisticated projectiles and firearms such as guns, cannons, and handgrenades. Our current use of rifles and missiles were born out of the early use of gunpowder. ***Actually, the first sentence of the above answer is incorrect. Projectile weapons pre-dated gunpowder by thousands of years. Arrows launched from bows, stones thrown by slings, rocks, sticks, boomerangs, etc., are all projectile weapons which do not rely on gunpowder or its precursor, black powder.Answer Actually, black powder is gunpowder. Modern firearms use a variety of propellants largely based on nitrocellulose of which British Cordite was an early example. No modern firearms use "gunpowder" as such. Cordite came in strands like spaghetti and most modern propellants are in granular form.
Explain how the chinese inventions of paper the magnetic compass and gunpowder have influenced our world?
The Chinese invention of rice paper truly influenced the world. Like Greek parchment, Chinese paper made writing especially easier. The magnetic compass also allowed the world to understand time and direction. Gunpowder, of course, helped the world militarily and for hunting purposes.
Did the Greeks make gunpowder True or false?
False - the substance you may be thinking about is/was called Greek Fire, an incendiary weapon developed in about 672. Such flaming weapons were used for centuries prior to the invention of Greek Fire. At the siege of Delium 424BC 'a long tube on wheels blew fire forward using bellows'. It can be argued that Greek Fire was an early form of gunpowder as the chief ingredient was saltpeter. This came from an early description that on the discharge of the weapon it sounded like thunder which was accompanied by lots of smoke.
What impact did gunpowder have on Chinese culture?
yeah but...It was used as a weapon at first but then abandoned since it was not effective. Not used in the common weapon form as we see gunpowder used today but more like flame throwers and bombs. It was mostly used however as festive device, hence the creation of fireworks. The invention of fireworkers, and use of fireworks it seems is what really seemed to affect the culture. Its wasnt until other societies got a hold of gunpowder did its use as a weapon really develope. If you want more information there is a great documentry by BBC on The effects of technology in society though out history.Gunpowder was used in guns too shoot oncoming enemies. Without gunpowder, the Chinese had to use crossbows. Also, gunpowder was used in fireworks to scare off enemies. The gunpowder was also used in many other things.
What Chinese invention has had a greater effect on world history. the magnetic compass or gunpowder?
The shape of the banana made people facinated and looked on it like it was their dick
