2007-12-10 18:23:54 · 4 answers · asked by Nathan 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Defeat, initially by the long bow with far superior rate of fire and near equivalent range and penetrating power, and then by firearms.
2007-12-10 19:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
easy-to-fire, easy-to-aim weapons with triggers. in other words: GUNS. muskets, rifles, and finally assaut weapons like AK-47s and M16s. crossbows ushered out the era of expert archers that took years to train and made it a lot easier to kill someone from a distance.
2007-12-10 18:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by curiousmorey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it has roots in china and was developed, but did not become a mainstream european weapon untill the 1200's...though there were variants throughtout
2007-12-10 18:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It made suits of armour redundant. Is that what you mean?
2007-12-10 18:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋