Developments In Weaponry

Question 1

Firearms were developed in the

Answer 1

13th century

Question 2

By 1550 the musket replaced the

Answer 2

Longbows

Question 3

Why dis the musket replace the longbow if it was slow

Answer 3

Changes in thinking
Developments in science and technology
Growth of towns and cities

Question 4

How did changes in thinking lead ro the musket rise

Answer 4

Henry III received a battle report outling the success of the German muskeeters defeated the previously unbeaten Swiss pikemen

Question 5

How did the developments in science and technology lead to the musket rise

Answer 5

New high carbon steel armour was mostly arrow proof but the armour could still be pierced by the muskets.Mass production of bullets meant bullets were available to any soldier.You could store thousands in a barrel unlike the arrows which were highly crafted and expensive

Question 6

How did changes in society lead to the rise of the musket

Answer 6

The growth of towns and cities and the changes in farming methods reduced the amount of archers able to train.Becoming a good archer took years of practise whereas a musket took a few days to learn.

Question 7

In the 1540 the wheel lock

Answer 7

pistol was developed

Question 8

What was the wheel lock pistol

Answer 8

It was a smaller firearm used by the cavalry.Pistols and swords replaced the lances of medieval knights and ked to abandonment of armour as improved firepower made it useless.Cavalry were able to ride close to the enemy, firing in complex manoevres before withdrawing to reload

Question 9

Ahat werd the disadvantages of the musket

Answer 9

Unreliable in the rain as the match could go out.
Took 2 minutes to reload.
Dangerous near gunpowder due to its exposed match flame.
Visible at night due to the exposed glow.

Question 10

By the 1690s the flintlock mechanism replaced the

Answer 10

Matchlock musket

Question 11

Why did the flintlock musket dominate ?

Answer 11

Reloaded twice as fast as matchlock.
Misfires less often.
Doesn’t require a lit match so could be used in different environments such as rain and the night

Question 12

Why were the dragoons used

Answer 12

Effective in skirmishes and close combat.
Cheaper than regular cavalry.
Supplied with inferior horses

Question 13

New technology reduced the power of the

Answer 13

Cannon

Question 14

What ways were the rising power of the cannon reduced

Answer 14

New engineering methods led to stronger defensive walls as protection.
From the 1530s England spent vast sums constructing new defences.
Walls were angles so cannons would bounce off them.
Low thick earth filled walls met blows from cannons without shattering.