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Was used in 400 bce. In Greek town syracus

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The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or shoot arrows with great force and for considerable distance. Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as 350 pounds for distance greater than 300ft

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Catapults were us d to take down castle

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When gunpowder was invented they made the cannon.Then they replaced the catapults with cannons in wars

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One of the oldest catapults are called the ballista

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The catapult was used for shotting projectiles at large distences catapults were used by Romans and Greeks they were used In world war 1 for catapulting hand grenades for lunching them at enemy's

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there are more than one kind of catapult and they are: the springald, The ballista, the mangonel and the trebuchet.

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There win ere 5 different types of catapults ballista,trbeuchet,mangonel,

Springald,onager

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Catapults are used in wars

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During the Middle Ages many weapons were created to help aid in the winning of battles. As the castle walls became higher and stronger a new way had to be invented to destroy them. Such weapon was the siege engine called a catapult the term catapult was dierived from the Greek word " Katapoults". A catapult was a large machine on wheels with a basket attached to a long wooden arm and power source for hurling progjectile on the on the other the first capult was invented around 400 BC in Greek town syracus in

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Though ancient catapults were one of the most affective weapons In siege warfare.Catapults have been used by Greeks,Romans,and Chinese.The first catapults were early attempts to increase the range of power of crossbow.Catapults as we think of them were introduced to Europe during the middle agesin

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they used it as a weapon to attack there enemys.

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Catapult were used for warfare and for breaking down walls of enemy fortreses

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Catapults,device used to throw an object over distance. A catapult can be small as arubber band sling shot used to scrim rocks across ponds or as large as 90m (300-ft) long stream units used to launch airplanes from aircarfts carriers.

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Romans used catapults

Very often in battles

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Catapults were used in medival times and Middle Ages

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Catupolts were made in 300s

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This is how they were used

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they used it by firing fire rocks

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1. A catapult was a large machine on wheels with a basket attached to a long wooden arm and a power source for hurling projectiles on the other. The first catapult however was invented around 400 BC in Greek town Syracus.

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PAGE EIGHT: CATAPULTS, TREBUCHETS, BALLISTAE, SIEGE TOWERS

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Catapults are made in ancient places. And in battle and Wars. There are different names in different parts in the catapult like the bucket , payload, arm, rope, frame, restraining, cantilever-type spring and there is a p on the bottom. here is the website to my catapult. you can find this on Catapult Physics.The first catapult however was invented around 400 BC in Greek town Syracus.

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The word 'catapult' comes from the Latin 'catapulta', which in turn comes from the Greek Ancient Greek: καταπέλτης ( katapeltēs), itself from κατά ( kata), "downwards" and πάλλω ( pallō), "to toss, to hurl". Catapults were invented by the ancient Greeks and in ancient India where they were used by the Magadhan king Ajatshatru around the early to mid 5th Century BC.

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A catapult is a basic device used to launch. A catapult can shoot massive amounts that goes a massive amount without an aid of explosive devices.even though the catapult has been used since ancient times it is still one of the greatest ancient weapons. The catapult is one of the most hurtful weapons to shoot at the door or to hit them with.

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Catapults were sometimes

Used to noke down walls. The

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Catapults have been used by the Greeks, Romans, and Chinese.Not Egyptians