GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history, and the practice was common to many prehistoric cultures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Also, in addition to hunting and warfare, bows and arrows were used for sport in ancient cultures of India, China, and Egypt. These bows were originally made of bamboo and other types of wood, and the bowstrings were constructed of animal gut.

Detailed explanation-3: -A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long firearm. Crossbows shoot arrow-like projectiles called bolts or quarrels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although archery probably dates back to the Stone Age – around 20, 000BC – the earliest people known to have regularly used bows and arrows were the Ancient Egyptians, who adopted archery around 3, 000BC for hunting and warfare. In China, the earliest evidence of archery dates to the Shang Dynasty – 1766-1027BC.