Crossbow

this, rockets would fall short of the larger built up areas of London and impact in much more rural areas, unknown to the launch teams who believed that they were now hitting the target. This misinformation was used as a result of decisions by the Crossbow Committee, who had decided that this would be a better alternative than any other suggestions put…

Gladiator- First Quarter Extra Credit The Ridley Scott movie, “Gladiator”, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus, is the story of a Roman general who was asked to become the new emperor of Rome by the dying Marcus Aurelius. This angered and power-hungry the son of Marcus, Commodus, then killed his father before Maximus could make his decision. Commodus became the new emperor of Rome and ordered for Maximus to be killed. Maximus escaped from the officers who were going to execute him, and stole their…

have killed a popular male Southwestern African lion named Cecil in Zimbabwe on July 1, 2015 (“Zimbabwe hunter bailed over killing”). Palmer allegedly paid $50,000 USD to lure out Cecil from the Hwange National Park and kill him with a composite crossbow, according to Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (“Zimbabwe hunter bailed over killing”). Ever since the killing of Cecil, international criticism poured throughout social media and protests emerged outside Palmer’s dentist office in Bloomington,…

Meanwhile, the younger Montejo continued to fight the Maya that were becoming more hostile as their numbers grew. They eventually they laid siege to the Spanish barricaded in the city. The Maya were able to cut off the Spanish supply line to the coast and forced them to send for help as they barricaded themselves in the ruins of the ancient city of Chichén Itzá. Months passed, but no reinforcements came to the aid of the trapped Spaniards. Montejo the Younger attempted an all out assault…

There were many great civilizations between 500 and 1500 A.D., but there is one civilization that emerges as the very best civilization from this time period; the Mongols. The Mongol Empire was an empire that existed in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Mongol empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history, at its largest point the Mongol Empire stretched from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan all the way up to Siberia and all the way south to Arabia. The Mongolian Empire was the most…

Richard I was born on September 8, 1157 to Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Even though Richard was born in Oxford and had an English king for a father, he saw France as his true home. He was the third of four legitimate sons sired by King Henry, and was much closer to his mother. It was well known that Richard had no chance of inheriting the crown. His older brother, Henry the Young King, was declared his father’s successor in 1156, a year before Richard was even born. In any case, Richard…

utilizing his skills as a military engineer and architect as well as a painter and a sculptor. His military designs included an armored tank propelled by two men cranking a shaft a war chariot with scythe blades mounted on the sides, and an enormous crossbow operated by a small army. Leonardo worked in Milan for 17 years, studying anatomy to both increase his knowledge, and to help him as an artist, as well as botany, physics, zoology, geology, hydraulics and…

soon registered with military leaders as it required little or no training; just load and point in the right direction, preferably towards the enemy. This allowed for larger armies when soldiers were easier to train compared to the longbow or the crossbow. Just like any mass assault with projectile weaponry, if enough bullets are flying in the air, some will hit their targets. In the United States alone, an estimated 30.000 deaths annually are caused by firearms. These deaths are not casualties…

Ancient Greece, but contributed innovative military innovations influential in war. Phillip II improved the Phalanx by extending the length of spears to 18 feet long which a barrier against their opponents. Other new weapons include bellyshooter, a crossbow that uses the power from the abdomen to shoot the arrow a far distance and oxibelly, allows soldiers to penetrate shields of their opponents from a mile away. The development of these military weapons is significant because it furthers helps…

HBO's fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" season 7 is over. Yeah, we hate that we have to wait so long for the next and final season of this amazing TV show. But it's never too early to start discussing about season 8. The fans keep busy speculating what will happen to Cersei, Tyrion, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen as our journey through Westeros comes to a conclusion. These are 10 of the theories they came up with. ### 1. Jaime will kill Cersei https://s26.postimg.org/obkjv2g1l/pri_50333042.jpg…