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200,000 BCE
First use of spears by humans
It was used both as a hunting and fishing tool and as a weapon. Along with the axe, knife and club, it is one of the earliest and most important tools developed by early humans -
20,000 BCE
First use of bow/arrow by human
The bow and arrow appeared in europe around the transition from the Upper Paleolithic to the Mesolithic. -
3500 BCE
First use of domesticated horses
Before horses were domesticated they were probably hunted for meat but around 3000 bce they were domesticated as a means of transportation -
Period: 1194 BCE to 1184 BCE
Trojan Wars
It was one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek literature, most notably Homer's Iliad. -
1180 BCE
The invention of the longbow
The longbow was an incredibly strong piece of wood roughly 6 feet tall and 5/8 inch wide. -
Period: 431 BCE to 405 BCE
The Peloponnesian War
It was an ancient greek war fought between delian league led by athens and the peloponnesian league led by sparta. -
300 BCE
The development of the trebuchet
The trebuchet is believed to be an ancient war engine. It is thought that it may have developed from the stave sling. -
Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
Punic Wars
It was a series of three wars fought between rome and carthage and they were some of the largest wars of the time. -
800
The invention of gunpowder
Gunpowder spread throughout most parts of Eurasia by the end of the 13th century. It was first used for warfare. -
Period: 1095 to 1492
Crusades
It was a series of religious war started by the latin church in the medieval period. -
1200
Development of the first hand cannon
It was supplanted by the matchlock arquebus, which is the first firearm to have a trigger. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
One Hundred Years War
The war was over the right to rule the kingdom of france. -
1394
The development of the matchlock gun
the matchlock gun was first used by the Janissary corps of the Ottoman army. A shooter uses one hand for firing, and a prop to steady the gun -
Period: Feb 1, 1519 to Aug 23, 1521
Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire
Spanish conquistadors overthrew the Aztec Empire.Cortés helped old enemies of the Aztecs defeat them making it one of the most important events in the Spanish colonization of America -
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Thirty Years War
It was one of the most destructive conflicts in human history, it resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence, famine, and plague. -
The development of the first submarine
the first successful submarine was built in 1620 by Cornelius Drebbel and tested in the Thames River, where it completed a three hour journey -
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English Civil War
It was a war over the manner of england's governance. -
Period: to
Napoleonic Wars
It was a seriece of major conflicts putting the french empire and its allies against an array of european powers. -
The development of the revolver handgun
The revolver handgun was made so that a gun could be fired multiple times without reloading. -
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The Taiping Rebellion
It was a political and religious upheave that was probably one of the most important dates in chinese history. -
The invention of the first ironclad warship
the ironclad warship was designed to be impervious to enemy shot and shell by virtue of their iron-armored wooden hulls. -
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The American Civil War
It was a war between the north and the south over a long standing controversy of the enslavement of african americans. -
The invention of the first machine gun
the maximum fire machine gun used a recoil system to fire up to 500 rounds per minute. -
Period: to
Boxer Rebellion
It was an uprising in china led by a group called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists against the spread of influence. -
Period: to
World War I
The war began after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand. During the war the central powers fought against the allied powers. -
The development of the first tank
the tank was first used in battle on september 15 during the battle of somme -
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Russian Civil War
It was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire immediately after the two Russian Revolutions to determine russia's political future. -
Period: to
World War II
It was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. It started when the nazis invaded poland, the war went on for six years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan. -
Period: to
Cold War
It was a state of political hostility between the soviet union and the united states. -
The use of the first atomic bomb
the United States dropped its first atomic bomb from a B-29 bomber plane called the Enola Gay on Japanese city of Hiroshima. It exploded with about 13 kilotons of force, leveling five square miles of the city and killing 80,000 people instantly. -
When the first hydrogen bomb was first tested
The first hydrogen bomb was detonated by the us on the island of Elugelab in Enewetak Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean, as part of Operation Ivy. -
The development of the anti-satellite laser
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Period: to
Rwandan Genocide
It was a mass slaughter of tutsi and took place during the rwandan civil war. Between 500,000 and 1,074,017 people were killed. -
Period: to
Second Congo War
The war began in the democratic republic of the congo. The war officially ended when the transitional government of the democratic republic of the congo took power. -
The development of the M.O.A.B. (Mother of all bombs)
It is a large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr. of the Air Force Research Laboratory.