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Originally Posted by BigDinFL
(Don't forget to go back to the Chinese and rockets)
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The Chinese invented gunpowder, some time between the 9th and 11th century A.D.
I was going to propose that the introduction of gunpowder into warfare allowed killing from a distance -- and then I remembered that longbows and crossbows already did that. So, that's perhaps NOT the appropriate thesis to pursue.