Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World Episode 5, Crossbows East and West Episode 5, Crossbows East and West.

Streaming video - 2013

To study the way people have used technology to secure and maintain political power, journey east to China and examine the role of the crossbow in the Warring States Era. As the world's first machine with interchangeable parts, the crossbow is a marvel of engineering that shaped the political history of China for centuries.

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Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2013.
2019.
Language
English
Other Authors
W. Bernard Carlson (actor)
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A Kanopy streaming video
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).