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1. Who used the war-chariot as a main battle unit?
2. Which bronze armoured units formed the army of the Greek city-states?
3. The Romans legions are famous for their discipline and good organisition. A legion consisted of smaller divisions called cohorts. How many cohorts did the Roman legions usually have?
4. The migratory hordes coming from the steppes of Asia proved a worthy and unpredictable adversary for the supposedly invincible Roman legions. Which was the main fighting unit of the nomadic tribes?
5. During the Middle Ages there appeared a series of religious orders devoted to spread the word of God. Some of them turned into military orders who fought in crusades against the Muslims in order to free the Holy Land. Which of the following was such an order?
6. Another successful military unit in the Middle Ages was the janissaries. Who used this type of unit?
7. Who followed a code of war called Bushido?
8. An important aspect in a war are the sieges. Siege weapons have been used since the Antiquity. But what famous siege weapon emerged in the Middle Ages?
9. The most popular missile weapon in the Middle Ages was the crossbow. It was introduced in Europe around 900 A.D but who really invented it?
10. The musketeers were military units who used which type of weapon?
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