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How did the arrival of gunpowder weapons effect the way of warfare in Medieval Europe?
Knights became much less useful
More soldiers used longbows to fight
Knights became more useful
Less people were needed to fight wars
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"Knights became much less useful."
Explanation: Gunpowder weapons — especially cannons for sieges and handheld firearms (arquebuses, muskets) on the battlefield — undercut heavy armor and stone castles, reducing the battlefield dominance of armored cavalry. Firearms and artillery favored infantry, new formations and engineering, and helped centralize state armies. Longbows declined as firearms spread, and overall armies tended to grow and reorganize rather than shrink.
Explanation: Gunpowder weapons — especially cannons for sieges and handheld firearms (arquebuses, muskets) on the battlefield — undercut heavy armor and stone castles, reducing the battlefield dominance of armored cavalry. Firearms and artillery favored infantry, new formations and engineering, and helped centralize state armies. Longbows declined as firearms spread, and overall armies tended to grow and reorganize rather than shrink.
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