The introduction of fire warms as a weapon changed warfare. Obviously in the past warfare required weapons like swords,spears,axes and heavy amour. This mean that physical strength and size played a huge part. Even long range weapons like the long bow require strength and tons of years of training.Men are bigger and stronger so men as warriors makes sense. But with firearms it’s lighter weaponry,and less time consuming training a huge change in warfare negating that barrier and that would’ve provided such opportunities, and education increased as time went on. Also women’s size which was a detriment to ware fare with heavy weapons and armor would be less so for early guns with their high inaccuracies and women making a smaller target.And even though women weren’t as powerful as men in society unlike any other class or group women are throughout all parts of society including the top with the most wealth .
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