> cannons were in use in Europe from the 11th century I'm sorry, you're off by two centuries [1]. Yes, cannons started making an impact in the 15th century, bu

> cannons were in use in Europe from the 11th century I'm sorry, you're off by two centuries [1]. Yes, cannons started making an impact in the 15th century, but that doesn't change the fact that military technology was overall pretty stagnant during 500 - 1500. For comparison, here are some major developments during the previous millennium: [2] [3] [4] [5] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_artillery_in_the_Middle_Ages#Muslim_and_Christian_Iberia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_artillery_in_the_Midd... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataphract#Exposure_to_Western_civilization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataphract#Exposure_to_Western_... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult#Greek_and_Roman_catapults http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult#Greek_and_Roman_catapu... [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_infantry#Antiquity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_infantry#Antiquity [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_archer#Appearance_in_history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_archer#Appearance_in_hist...