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3000 BCE
When horses were first domesticated
Humans acquire their most important single ally from the animal kingdom when they domesticate the horse. -
1027 BCE
bows and arrows
the earliest people known to have regularly used bows and arrows were the Ancient Egyptians, who adopted archery around 3,000BC for hunting and warfare. -
1216
The development of the trebuchet
he Trebuchet was introduced to England in 1216 during the Siege of Dover - as were many other types of siege engine.