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Gunpowder, also called black powder, is an explosive chemical mixture.
History
Gunpowder is largely believed to have been first discovered by accident in around 850 by Chinese alchemists, though some claim that honor belongs to the Arabs.[1]
The Sung dynasty embraced the discovery, and used it against the invading Mongol Empire during the 10th century.[1]
Centuries later, in 1304, the Arabs conceived the first firearm, and within a hundred years, the military use of gunpowder was so well-known and common in Europe that gunpowder powered cannons had become a part of both the French and the English armies.[1]
Afterwards, gunpowder has been used whenever an explosion has been required, as a material for bombs[2], or to turn a ship into a fireship,[3] or simply in order to use a firearm.[4]
Occasionally, the destruction caused by the gunpowder has been unintentional, such as when the Parthenon atop the Akropolis of Athens, Greece, was used to store gunpowder during the Venetian siege in 1687, and a cannon ball went through the building.[5]
Variants
In 16th century Constantinople, gunpowder was divided into three categories based on its origins. There was the Indian gunpowder which caused a minimal explosion, minimizing the risk of casualties. The Arabic gunpowder was more potent, and everyone caught in its explosion suffered from the exposure. The British gunpowder was the most lethal of the three, its explosion having a large radius.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece