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2007-11-15 03:54:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No. People were fighting long before gunpowder.
2007-11-15 03:57:28 · answer #1 · answered by mikegreenwich 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Societal evolution would favor the society with the best build, fastest reflexes, most aggressive. Warrior cult without long range weapons. Like the man said, God created all men equal, put sam colt made em equal. Truth to that in relationship to gunpowder. Gunpowder gave way to long range weapons--in this scenario--gunpowder would favor a technological society--a society where mind is more important than muscle. I suspect the history of man without gunpowder would have been slavery, intercine localized warfare--feudalism. For all the negatives invovled gunpowder clearly was responsible for the advances from the middle age into the 20th century because it favored those societys which developed technology.
2007-11-15 05:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep, there have been wars since the beginning of time. Some of the more notables were Alexander the Great, no gun powder. Rome, with Julieus Ceaser, no gun powder. Ghengis Khan, no gun powder. All the Indian wars here before we introduced gun powder.
2007-11-15 04:53:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, no peace. however, mass collateral damage wouldn't exist. prior to gunpowder army's would have to form up on a battle field and fight in close combat. unfortunately in a modern battle environment, most civilian casualties are the result of bombs not guns.
2007-11-15 05:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
mmm I kind of think that it is a good thing. Seriousily is that what you want to be remebered for making one of the worst inventions in human history?
2016-04-04 02:40:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, wars happened before gunpowder and they will happen long, long after gunpowder is a faint memory.
2007-11-15 08:07:01 · answer #6 · answered by JMK_1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. War was impossible when people only had swords, spears, and bows and arrows. Those weapons didn't make enough noise to have a real war.
2007-11-15 04:04:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They invented something that is more destructive than gun powder - money - the reason of all wars.
2007-11-15 04:08:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
There was war before gun powder, why would that change?
2007-11-15 03:57:48 · answer #9 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, people have been killing each other long before gunpowder was invented.
2007-11-15 03:58:12 · answer #10 · answered by booman17 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋