Throughout history fire was frequently used for cooking, light, heat, and weapon making. From 8000 BCE to 1900 CE, the use of fire was also changing rapidly. The invention of fire, firefighting, forging, greek fire thrown by the Trebuchet, and steam engines were major impacts on global political and social interactions.
The invention of fire greatly affected and changed social interactions by changing the way humans interacted with their environment. From the first humans to 600 BCE, fire gave people cooked food, safety from predators, warmth, which caused them to work together as a civilization. According to Harvard biologist Richard Wrangham, “in the wild, people typically survive only a few months without cooking, even if they can obtain …show more content…
Fire was incorporated with the Trebuchet when people invented Greek fire and used it with the Trebuchet to launch over castle walls. The trebuchet was a weapon that was operated by people called Gynours. It was used to fling stones or other objects over castle walls into the castle or other structures. The trebuchet was similar to a catapult or a staff sling which were all used to hurl objects. Objects that weighed about 200 pounds at most could be flung up to about 300 yards. A weight was added to one side of the trebuchet arm to then raise the other side of the arm, and fling the object on the side that was being raised. A trebuchet could throw up to 2000 objects a day. Fire would cause destruction to a city or castle so the Gynours would use Greek fire to launch from the trebuchet. Greek fire was a certain liquid that was placed in a plant’s reed and was lit on fire by a chemical reaction. Gynours put the reeds in jars or pots that were placed in the trebuchet and then thrown. Also, “a variety of fire missiles, including firebrands were thrown.” The trebuchet was one of the only weapons that was able to hurl objects over castle walls. It impacted civilizations greatly during the Renaissance because it was used in wars. When harmful weapons started to come into play, fire was incorporated. Fire was dangerous enough on its own, but this new change is history made it
The invention of fire greatly affected and changed social interactions by changing the way humans interacted with their environment. From the first humans to 600 BCE, fire gave people cooked food, safety from predators, warmth, which caused them to work together as a civilization. According to Harvard biologist Richard Wrangham, “in the wild, people typically survive only a few months without cooking, even if they can obtain …show more content…
Fire was incorporated with the Trebuchet when people invented Greek fire and used it with the Trebuchet to launch over castle walls. The trebuchet was a weapon that was operated by people called Gynours. It was used to fling stones or other objects over castle walls into the castle or other structures. The trebuchet was similar to a catapult or a staff sling which were all used to hurl objects. Objects that weighed about 200 pounds at most could be flung up to about 300 yards. A weight was added to one side of the trebuchet arm to then raise the other side of the arm, and fling the object on the side that was being raised. A trebuchet could throw up to 2000 objects a day. Fire would cause destruction to a city or castle so the Gynours would use Greek fire to launch from the trebuchet. Greek fire was a certain liquid that was placed in a plant’s reed and was lit on fire by a chemical reaction. Gynours put the reeds in jars or pots that were placed in the trebuchet and then thrown. Also, “a variety of fire missiles, including firebrands were thrown.” The trebuchet was one of the only weapons that was able to hurl objects over castle walls. It impacted civilizations greatly during the Renaissance because it was used in wars. When harmful weapons started to come into play, fire was incorporated. Fire was dangerous enough on its own, but this new change is history made it