What technology was created to help warfare in the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

Saddles and stirrups

Answer 2

AnswerThere was no real technology developed in medieval times. It wasn't until the late medieval period that technology began to develop. When it did much of it came back with the Crusaders and also resulted from the need to start to explore the world. Much of the first technology was in navigation and sailing. For instance, the development of the rudder and the movable sail changed sailing. Instead of sitting and waiting for a wind now ships could move to catch the winds and use the rudder to do it. The development of mapping was another piece in the puzzle and together with the astrolabe courses could be set for ships to follow. All of this lead to newer things and places which lead to more technology. AnswerChimneys and fireplaces were invented in the middle ages.

Gunpowder and cannons were invented in the middle ages.

Clocks were invented in the middle ages.

Wheel barrows were invented in the middle ages.

The list goes on and on, and it makes you wonder why the Romans were so backward. Imagine going without fireplaces and chimneys, or having a hand barrow, with two men, instead of a wheel barrow with a man and a wheel. Please see the related questions listed below for more.

Answer 3

1st Answer:

There was no technology. The Church made sure science was not practiced so superstition ruled. It wasn't until the end of the Middle Ages that new technology emerged. A great deal was in sailing and navigation technology, some was in building as well. In 1440 the movable printing press was invented and that was a major invention in the world, but this was at the start of the Renaissance .

2nd Answer:

There were lots of developments in technology during the Middle Ages, and a list of some of it appears below.

People of the Middle Ages inherited most of the technology of ancient Rome, though they did not use it nearly as much for a while, and they did lose some. Among the things lost was the understanding of linear perspective, which was redeveloped in the Late Middle Ages. This was important, of course, because if you don't understand perspective, you get things wrong, and this is easily seen.

Among the things that remained from Roman times were most Roman understanding of Metallurgy, engineering, and architecture, as can be seen from such sixth century buildings as the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, and the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna. The designs were not the same as those of Roman buildings, but the engineering and the understanding of the principles of architecture remained.

During the Middle Ages, scientists of Western Europe were influenced by the teachings of ancient times to a degree that was limiting progress. This situation was undone to a large extent by the Church in its Condemnations of 1210 to 1277, which freed scientists to pursue science empirically. Also, there were influence from Islamic science through Spain, and the scientific method was developed by such Western philosophers as Roger Bacon.

There is a very nice article titled "Medieval technology" in Wikipedia, and I have put a link to it, below. In it are outlined a number of Medieval inventions introduced to or originating in Europe, including the following:the horse collar, horseshoe, and heavy plow, which produce a huge increase in agricultural production

the wine press, which eventually evolved into a variety of other presses including the printing press

the rib vault, which lead to Gothic architecture

a number of different types of cranes for different purposes

the European wheelbarrow

oil paint

the hour glass

at least two different kinds of clocks

the blast furnace

paper mills

windmills

tidal mills

rolling mills

water hammers

at least two different kinds of compasses

the stern mounted rudder

movable type

rag content paper, without which the printing press would be useless

Arabic numerals

universities

functional buttons, as opposed to purely decorative

silk

spinning wheels

grindstones

distilling of liquor

mirrors

magnets

rat traps

soap, which was very important to the medieval people because they believed cleanliness was next to godliness (perfume became a necessity in the Renaissance)

plate armor

arched saddles

stirrups

spurs

gunpowder

cannons

trebuchets

massed archery with longbows

steel crossbows

combining massed archers with dismounted knights which were very difficult to defeat until the Renaissance.

As nice as this is, there are things missing from the list are also interesting. One in particular was the chimney and fireplace, which the ancient Romans did not have, believe it or not, and was first introduced in the 11th or 12th century, in Northern Europe. The people of the middle ages impress me more and more, as I learn more and more about them.

There are some links below.

Answer 4

The biggest technological advance of the middle ages - in fact the event that effectively ended the middle ages and ushered in the Renaissance, was the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg.

Answer 5

There were different types of technology in the middle ages. The agricultural tools were some of the most important developments. The plow is considered one of most important because it was radically improved and used with multiple oxen teams. This innovation made the clearing of the forest much easier. Before the plow because of the soil it was hard to plow these fields and after the redesign of the plow it was easier to plow heavier and wetter soil and there was an increase in production in these areas. In addition to the plow the way crops were grown also changed from a two-field crop rotation to a three-field crop rotation beginning in the 8th century. Clocks were also a new invention. The first clocks were created about 5000 to 6000 years ago by the great civilizations in the Middle East. There was a need to organize time more efficiently. The first clocks were shadow clocks or sundials. Mechanical clocks were first used in China. In middle age Europe the water clock was invented and by the 14th century large clocks began to appear in clock towers all over Europe. Other developments in the middle ages was in iron production. In Europe by 900 there were major changes in iron production. The above ground reduction furnace had been developed. This allowed for the easier creation of iron and then this could be forged by local smiths into parts for plows, spades, pitchforks, and shoes for horses. There was also an increase in the mining of other metals in this time and because of the demand for more ores and metals for coins the family based business became a craft based business using the new ores. The largest craft was the cloth making and it is in cloth making that the first industrialization occurred during the middle ages. By the middle ages the location of the textile production was usually a household where the man was the weaver and the woman prepared and spun yarn for the loom. All cloth was woven by hand and the most common materials were wool, cotton, silk, and linen. Each of these materials had their own production and required more than one person to do it. Because of the time involved it took many hand spinners to supply one weaver and it was hard to do because the first looms were vertical. By the 12th century horizontal looms were used that allowed the weaver to sit while he worked. Another key innovation in the 12 century was the introduction of the spinning wheel. As it can be seen there were various things developed and not all of them have been covered here. The impact of technology on society is always unexpected because they are not the end of the story but the start of a new story. They in turn lead to new technologies and new thinking.

Answer 6

Not much but why dont you go onto Google and type in this question and google will give you a selection of websites which will mabye help you answer your question.