changes in technology Flashcards
at the start of the period, what development did we see and in what country especially
castles and in wales
how distributed were the castles in wales compared to the rest of the world
there was more castles per square mile than in any other country
in this period, what other technology also became more advanced and give examples
siege tech, e.g trebuchet catapult and weasles
what technology was first used by the welsh which changed warefare dramatically and give an example
longbow and battle of Agincourt (1415) where welsh archers could fire 15 arrows/min defeating a french army x5 greater in size
what was an improvement of the longbow and how was it more effective? any cons?
a crossbow as it could pierce armour and was easier to learn although it had a slow fire rate
what were the matchlock muskets replaced with and when
repeat loading bolt action rifles and during the industrial revolution e.g Lee enfield
during WW2, what did the USA’s 2 nuclear bombs dropping in Japan start and what was the result
a cold war and a nuclear arms race with the USSR. by the end of the century UAV’s and other futuristic tech ensured more change
did the technological process ever seem slow and explain
yes as the long bow was unchanged for 400 years from the battle of hastings (1066) - battle of agincourt (1415)
why were firearms also said to be in the slow revolution and who stood out
as they were intically expensive and unreliable but the brown bess (flintlock musket) made an great impact and remained unchanged for over 100 years
what remained unchanged and in use for the majority of the period and when
the horse e.g from battle of hastings (1066) - early WW1 (1914)
