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How did advances in weaponry during the Hundred Years’ War contribute to the end of the Middle Ages?
Advanced weapons led to stronger monarchies and a weaker aristocracy.
Advanced weapons led to a stronger aristocracy and weaker armies.
Advanced weapons led to stronger armies and weaker monarchies.
Advanced weapons led to a stronger peasant class and weaker armies.
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Advanced weapons led to stronger monarchies and a weaker aristocracy.
Reason: the longbow and, later, gunpowder artillery reduced the battlefield dominance of armored knights and made castles less impregnable, undermining the military power of feudal lords. Kings could raise and fund larger, centrally controlled armies (infantry and artillery) through taxation, weakening aristocratic private military power and helping centralize state authority — a key factor in the transition out of the Middle Ages.
Reason: the longbow and, later, gunpowder artillery reduced the battlefield dominance of armored knights and made castles less impregnable, undermining the military power of feudal lords. Kings could raise and fund larger, centrally controlled armies (infantry and artillery) through taxation, weakening aristocratic private military power and helping centralize state authority — a key factor in the transition out of the Middle Ages.
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