INTRODUCTION
Since the start of time armed forces or the military have been around. Used to fight for their countries or protect their lands from enemies, the military or armed forces have had a huge impact on the world and with that, counties have always tried to better one another by upgrading their weapons and army, which in the end has led to technology growing at a rapid rate. I’m going to discuss The impact of technology on the military and how warfare has changed from running into battle with a sword and a shield to sitting in an office on a computer controlling a drone thousands of miles away from the battlefield.
MAIN BODY
The military or armed forces are forces which are allowed to use deadly force if necessary. Usually the military will use deadly force when their country is under attack from another country or when they are engaged in war. The early form of military dates back to 2700 BC when a confrontation between Sumer(Iraq) and Elam(Iran) broke out near the modern Basra. From that point on countries would start to build up their military forces and weaponry.
New weapons can dramatically change the face of war. Chariots were invented in the year 2000 BC, chariots were pulled by animals like the endangered Onager, Ox, Donkey’s but were later pulled by the horse. The chariot was a fast weapon, while one man would control the chariot and a second man would shoot arrows at the enemy soldiers. These became crucial to several governments including the New Egyptian Kingdom and the Shang Dynasty. Some military unit types/technology invented or developed in the ancient world were: * Slinger
(A Slinger was a projectile weapon, it was usually used to throw blunt projectiles such as stone, clay or lead its can also be called the Shepherd’s sling) * Hoplites
(Hoplites were citizen-soldiers of Ancient
