10 sentences with “weapons”

Obsidian could be chipped to create extremely sharp tools and weapons.

The harder the metal, the more deadly the weapons made from it and the more effective the tools.

Dr. Epstein summoned all his optimism. Among his weapons, this was the most reliable: his innate drive to preserve life.

Each hoplite soldier had to be a free Greek citizen of his polis and had to be able to pay for his own weapons and armour.

The use of bronze was very limited in Egypt until the Second Intermediate Period, as both weapons and tools were made of copper or stone.

Similarly, it was a long time before 'weaponised' iron became available, as it took a long time to make iron weapons and armour tough enough to withstand battle conditions.

In this way, they were able to hunt and protect themselves from animals that had far better natural weapons, and (through cooking) eat meat that would have been indigestible raw.

The "ointment of weapons", a cream that was applied not to the wound but to the bloodstained weapon that had caused it, began to be produced; it was claimed that the cure was performed at a distance.

Around this time, two new weapons were introduced in Europe that were also going to be lethal for the population: tobacco and coffee. The curious thing is that both elements were attributed with curative qualities.

Militarily, bronze weapons completely changed the balance of power in warfare; an army equipped with bronze spears and arrowheads and bronze armour was far more effective than one wielding implements of wood, copper or obsidian.