The Gun Powder Revolution

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The Gun Powder Revolution was a major movement in war, new technology was being discovered, making critical impacts on battles and wars. The Gun Powder Revolution was an entire new output for these wars. The new technology created a violent path of destruction in these new profound wars. A major advancement in technology at this time was the discovery of gunpowder.The discovery of gunpowder was almost immediately brought to warfare. Gunpowder represented the large impact of chemical energy by human societies (chemical energy is still being used to today such as nukes). The discovery of gunpowder lead to the expansion of several weapons as well as the creation of numerous weapons.Due to gunpowder, the introduction of firearms were on the way.

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