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Why was it Important?
The longbow was very important to the Medieval Europe military. It was a very powerful weapon and changed the direction of the 100 Year war, it revolutionized warfare, and it gave an advantage to cavalry and knights. It shifted medieval warfare from cavalry charge to more of a strategic way of battling. The reason why the longbow had such a big impact was because it had very long range and piercing power. In the 100 year war it gave the English a big tactical advantage in battles like Crecy and Agincourt. The longbows were able to fire much faster than the French crossbows.
The Longbow Revolutionized Warfare-
It impacted civilization by making their warfare much stronger and influencing others to use it as well. It gave the Europeans a warfare advantage on their enemies because of its high rate of fire and long range. A good archer could have an effective shot 230 yards out. The longbow impacted other civilizations because they realized they were at a disadvantage by not using it. These civilizations were the English and the Welsh Well it positively affected their military but that also means they were killing people. (Kaiser)
It gave an advantage over cavalry and knights-
It made their civilization stronger by giving them a military advantage. During warfare it made archers' life in war easier. It made other civilizations' lives harder or at least their military, until they started to adapt to it, it was a problem. The reason they had this advantage was because of the range, power, and quantity, and even if the opponent was wearing armor the arrow could still break through. Also because the other civilizations didn’t have the longbows yet so they didn’t know how to defend it.
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