World History › Section N · Crisis and new empires, 1300-1500 › Topic N.7
Gunpowder and nomads in a transitional age
A powder of saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal, first mixed in China, changed how wars were fought across Eurasia. This topic follows how gunpowder weapons spread, then tests the old claim that they ended the power of the steppe nomads.
In this topic
- Steppe and sown
- A Chinese invention
- The westward spread
- Guns against walls
- Guns in the hand
- Worked example: did guns build states?
- Guns in the Islamic empires
- Muscovy and the Crimean Tatars
- The Qing and the Zunghars
- Worked example: did gunpowder end the nomads?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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