Iron Weapons
Iron weapons were first used by the Assyrian people. There is some indication, in fact, that man-made iron was available as early as 2500 BCE, but the everyday process of iron making did not come to be popular until around 1200 BCE. The Assyrian army was the first to use weapons of iron. Iron was used in making spears, swords, battle-axes, and arrow heads. The most common use for iron were for tools, but in creating iron weapons, the Assyrian army was the most powerful at the time.
The Iron Age began in the 12th century BCE and originated near ancient Iran, ancient India, and Ancient Greece. After the Assyrians began using iron weapons, other civilizations soon incorporated iron into the making of tools as well as weapons. Later in the years, iron was not only used for weaponry, but also armor. The only downside of iron weapons was the gathering of iron. It was much simpler to make wooden tools because wood was very easy to find. On the other hand, iron was difficult to fine as well as difficult to shape. (Rodrigo Rovner)
The Iron Age began in the 12th century BCE and originated near ancient Iran, ancient India, and Ancient Greece. After the Assyrians began using iron weapons, other civilizations soon incorporated iron into the making of tools as well as weapons. Later in the years, iron was not only used for weaponry, but also armor. The only downside of iron weapons was the gathering of iron. It was much simpler to make wooden tools because wood was very easy to find. On the other hand, iron was difficult to fine as well as difficult to shape. (Rodrigo Rovner)
Composite Bow
The composite bow first originated in Mesopotamia in the Akkadian Empire in around 1800 BCE. This bow got its name from Augustus Henry Lane Pitts-River. This man named it the "composite bow" because it was comprised of many different materials, such as wood, bone and animal horns, sinews for the drawstring, and glue made from the swimming bladders of fish. When putting these items together, it created a bow that had flexibility as well as rigidity. Because the distance between the arms was reduced and a slight upward noch was added, the composite bow had less recoil shock than any previous forms of bows.
The composite bow could shoot an arrow to the range of 250-300 yards at a speed of about 45-50 miles per hour. Production of the bow was problematic, however, as there was a limited availability of resources that were needed to produce this bow. It is stated that making a single composite bow could have taken up to one year to make at the time. Because of its long process of development, it was not a mass produced weapon.
(Rodrigo Rovner)
The composite bow could shoot an arrow to the range of 250-300 yards at a speed of about 45-50 miles per hour. Production of the bow was problematic, however, as there was a limited availability of resources that were needed to produce this bow. It is stated that making a single composite bow could have taken up to one year to make at the time. Because of its long process of development, it was not a mass produced weapon.
(Rodrigo Rovner)