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3500 BCE
Humans with the first bow/arrows
The use of archery dates back to the beginning of mankind. The bow was used for hunting and warfare. It could kill from a distance -
3000 BCE
Horses are domesticated
Horses were once meals to the early humans but were later domesticated. This important ally was domesticated in the grasslands of Ukraine, southwest. Horses were used as a mode of transportation. -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
The Peloponnesian War
an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. -
300 BCE
The Trebuchet
Used in a siege warfare in medieval times. Its similar to a catapult, or stave sling as its form of ammo was heavy stones and rocks. -
Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
Punic Wars
a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning "Carthaginian", with reference to the Carthaginians' Phoenician ancestry. -
618
hand cannon are developed.
they were the first firearms used during combat in recorded history. -
904
Gunpowder is invented
That black powdery stuff used in guns and other explosives. The creation changed the way war was fought. -
Period: 1095 to 1492
Crusades
The crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best-known crusades are the campaigns in the eastern Mediterranean aimed at recovering the Holy Land from Muslim rule. -
1180
the longbow was invented
the longbow was invented by the celts in wales. with a incredibly strong piece of wood, roughly 6ft tall and 5/8 in wide -
Period: 1194 to 1184
Trojan Wars
Those who believe that the stories of the Trojan War are derived from a specific historical conflict usually date it to the 12th or 11th century BC, often preferring the dates given by Eratosthenes, 1194–1184 BC, which roughly corresponds with archaeological evidence of a catastrophic burning of Troy VII. -
Period: 1337 to 1443
One Hundred Years War
a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the French House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France. Each side drew many allies into the war. -
1400
Matchlock guns are developed
A device for igniting gunpowder developed in the 15th century. Matchlock were the first mechanical firing device. -
1515
first submarines
Machines that allowed for easier transportation and exploration of the sea. the first submarine lasted for a three hour journey. -
Period: 1519 to 1521
Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire
The Spanish overthrow the Aztec empire -
Period: to
Thirty Years' War
a war fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648. 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. -
Period: to
English Civil War
a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists principally over the manner of England's governance. -
Period: to
Napoleonic Wars
a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, -
Revolvers
A revolver is easy to hide and would useful in surprising the enemy. -
Period: to
The Taiping Rebellion
was a massive rebellion or civil war that was waged in China from 1850 to 1864 between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. -
Ironclad warships
These ships were better suited for combat on the sea. Providing better protection to enemy shots. -
Period: to
The American Civil War
War between the south and north beginning primary as the result of the long-standing controversy over the enslavement of black people. -
first machine gun
Created by Richard Jordan Gatling, it was the first practical self-powered machine gun. effective in killing in large groups. -
Period: to
Boxer Rebellion
an anti-imperialist, anti-foreign, and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, toward the end of the Qing dynasty. -
Period: to
World War I
Began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and led to the whole world going to war -
invention of the Tank
The first Tanks broke down but provided protection and could kill large groups of people. -
Period: to
World War II
Adolf hitler and his nazi party wanted to basically take control of everything -
atomic bomb
The first atomic bombs were dropped over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Period: to
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states, and the United States with its allies after World War II. The historiography of the conflict began between 1946 and 1947. The Cold War began to de-escalate after the Revolutions of 1989. -
Hydrogen bomb
Invented by Edward Teller, the first hydrogen bomb was set off by the US during operation IVY, on small island in pacific within the Marshall islands. -
Anti-satellite laser weapons
used to disrupt enemy satellites. -
Period: to
Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, was a mass slaughter of Tutsi, Twa, and moderate Hutu in Rwanda, which took place between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. -
Period: to
Second Congo War
began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 1998, little more than a year after the First Congo War, and involved some of the same issues. The war officially ended in July 2003, when the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo took power -
Mother of all bombs
An extremely dangerous bomb created by the US -
Period: to
Russian Civil War
a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire immediately after the two Russian Revolutions of 1917, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future.