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April 25, 2023: Gunpowder Research - Coggle Diagram

- - - - then they "accidentally" made gunpowder
- - - - saltpetre (or potassium nitrate) decomposes itself in high temperatures, to provide oxygen for the reaction to happen
      - charcoal can be thought of as fuel
      - sulfur provides more energy for the reaction (though can still be thought of as fuel)
        
        in a way, sulfur makes it easier to light the gunpowder; lowers the temperature needed to ignite
  - - - but got exposed through the silk road and chinese engineers
        
        chinese engineers were caught by mongols, when they invaded
      - spread to europe around 1270 CE
- - - - in warfare, if one's weapons weren't up to date according to the rest of the world, they would be an a disadvantage
        
        or they would have to create their own weapons (or in other words, try and find a way to make a weapon that would be equal to, or better than the rivaling country/countries)
    - - fireworks
      - different types of weaponry
- - - - horses were no longer a useful way to travel into war