Ancient Warfare Technology
From Javelins to Chariots
From the Series Technology in Ancient Cultures
Did you know . . .
• The Scythians used guerrilla warfare more than 2,500 years ago?
• The Chinese general Sun-tzu wrote the first military manual in the fourth century B.C.?
• Some ancient Greek warships had more than 150 oarsmen?
Military technology is almost as old as human society. The first humans sometimes fought one another with sticks and spears. Over the centuries, early peoples developed more powerful—and deadlier—weapons. The ancient Egyptians built the first warships. The Mayans crafted razor-sharp blades from obsidian, a kind of glass. The ancient Chinese invented the crossbow. This mechanized weapon could shoot arrows much farther than an ordinary bow.
What other kinds of weapons did ancient warriors use? What tactics and strategies did they employ? How did they protect themselves from enemies? And how did ancient warfare technology set the stage for our own modern warfare technology? Learn more in Ancient Warfare Technology.
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978-0-7613-7268-4
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$35.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 6 - Grade 12 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 6 |
| Genre | Social Studies, Young Adult |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Twenty-First Century Books ™ |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2011-01-01 |
| Text Type | Informational/Explanatory |
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| BISACS | YAN055050, YAN025020, YAN025130 |
| Dewey | 355.0209'01 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Primary source quotations/images, Sidebars, Source notes, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, Timeline, and eSource |
Author: Mary B. Woods
Mary B. Woods is an elementary school librarian in the Fairfax County (VA) Public School system. She has presented at international librarians’ conferences. Mary has worked with her husband, Michael Woods, to write almost forty books. She is the researcher, and Michael is the writer.
Author: Michael Woods
Michael Woods is a science and medical writer whose nationally syndicated newspaper stories and columns have won numerous national awards. He directs a program at the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, to inform the public about science. He and his wife, Mary B. Woods, have written almost forty books together. Michael is the writer, and Mary is the researcher.
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Technology in Ancient Cultures
How did early peoples around the world approach construction, communication, computing, transportation, agriculture, machinery, medicine, and warfare? This fascinating, easy-to-read series gives young readers a close-up look at how the ancients got things done. Each book takes a basic… View available downloads →