History of Weaponry (Part 1)

Stone Weaponry

9985 BCE

Stone arrows
Stone knives
Wooden and weak bows
Mostly made of wood and stone

First Metal Weapons

5000 BCE

Used by the Sumerians and Akkadians
Things like Swords, Spears, Maces, Clubs, Slings
They also used Bows too...
Mostly used Copper to make

Advanced Weaponry (For their time)

3000 BCE

Hyksos invade Egypt…
Recurve and composite bows
Better Arrowheads
Better Bronze weapons than most people during their time
Even had horse-drawn chariots
Advanced since they attacked Egypt, one of the greatest superpower of their time

Naval Weaponry

2800 BCE

Egypt overthrew the Hyksos Government
Boats were used to transport their troops
Merchant ships turned into combat vessels
Also used catapults and stone to destroy enemy boats
Phonecians followed their footsteps and made the first galley with a battering ram to destroy other ships

War Chariots

1600 BCE

First Chariots used by the Egyptians for battle
They borrowed the idea from the Hyksos

Upgraded the chariots so that throwing and using projectiles might be easier.

The Khopesh "Sickle" Sword

1500 BCE

Shaped like a sickle
Used by the Cannanaties in Mesopotamia
Adopted by the Egyptians since they liked it
Made with Bronze

The Gladius

300 BCE

Used by the Romans
Used in battle and used in the Amphitheatre
A deadly sharp weapon
One of the earliest Iron Weapons