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Revolutionizing Warfare: The Rise of Steel and Gunpowder

Discover the transformative impact of steel as a less brittle material and the invention of gunpowder in military technology. Explore the fusion of science and magic in alchemist mixtures, the deadly flamethrower, artillery shells, and the evolution of weaponry such as rifles and cannons. Uncover how rockets evolved from fireworks and the introduction of grenades. Delve into the medical realm with the use of poisonous smoke for purification and the historic method of steaming cloths to kill germs. Learn about early vaccinations against smallpox and other groundbreaking inventions like playing cards, paper money, and the mechanical clock.

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Revolutionizing Warfare: The Rise of Steel and Gunpowder

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  2. Steel • Made from iron and less brittle • Blowing air on molten metal creates steel • Cheaply produced

  3. Military Technology • Gunpowder • Alchemist mixture of science and magic • First weapon is a flame thrower—gunpowder and oil • Artillery shells • Using catapults –grenades • Rifles and cannons • Rockets—fireworks

  4. Medicine • Poisonous smoke used after someone dies • Steaming cloths to kill germs • Inoculated from small pox

  5. Other inventions • Playing cards • Paper money • Mechanical clock

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