Guns
Sails
Americas
Weapons and Technology
Professional Armies
100
The first firearm.
What is the Fire Lance
100
low, shallow ship propelled by oars.
What is a galley ship
100
First empires to establish themselves in the Americas (2)
Who are the Portuguese and the Spanish
100
century in which gunpowder moves westward
What is the 14th century
100
premium soldier in warfare
What is a Musketeer
200
Used in chinese fireworks, substance that led to the invention of guns
What is Black powder
200
Ship with a simple shell, two caulked overlapping planks and two masts.
What is a capital ship
200
Name given to the Atlantic ocean after the Spanish come over
What is the "Spanish lake"
200
The invention of gunpowder cut ______ time from months to days
What is siege
200
Empire that developed the most powerful professional army
What is Great Britain
300
First Firearm, looks like actual gun and incorporates trigger mechanism, gun was so loud that also causes deafness.
What is the harchabus
300
Main problems with galley ships (3)
What is men, supplies, and distance.
300
Natives used these materials for weaponry.
What is bones, rods and teeth.
300
Main problem with gunpowder weapons
What is distance, had to be close range.
300
Warfare was dominated by these
What is skirmishes and sieges
400
Etched on the inside of the barrel of a gun, makes bullet spin.
What is rifling
400
Invention on lower deck that helped control weapons
What is a gun hinge
400
The Europeans and native Americans used this weapon to fight and hunt.
What is a bow and arrow
400
First man to bore out the barrel of a gun
Who is Jean Vaquette de Gribeavual
400
One main problem with the infantry
What is Pay, supplies, or class of recruit.
500
name of the Chinese inventor that create the fire lance.
Who is Zhu Yuanzhang
500
Main reason for death in naval battle.
What is oak splinters
500
Something that surprised the Incas when the Spanish attacked.
What is killing men
500
most capital ships had their artillery placed here
What is the bow (front)
500
Problem with drafting from the lower class
What is no discipline
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