Herodotus is noted as “The Father of History”. His most notable work being the history of the Persian Wars. Herodotus would go to the battlefield to interview soldiers and take note of certain advantages to either side, such as weather and terrain. He noted that the Persians had the disadvantage of the small field and glaring sun. However, he included the Gods in his writing. While this may make parts of his writings mythological, it gives us an idea of the religion and culture at the time. Thucydides recorded history on the Peloponnesian Wars, as an Athenian General. His writings may be more reliable than Herodotus’ because of his role in the war, his knowledge of war tactics, and his use of scientific history without Gods. The primary source writings of these men offer us a better idea of the history of Greece at this time. Where as, the history of civilizations like Egypt through hieroglyphics is more vague due to the lack of primary source recorded …show more content…
The Hundred Years’ War started in 1337 with the king of England, Edward III, invading France to regain their previous territory. The French had the huge advantage of their large army and fighting on their own land. They started out using mounted knights with heavy armor. For foot soldiers the French used archers with cross bows for precision and to penetrate armor. However, it took a long time to reload and long-range shots could not be made. The English had warfare knowledge from Scottish and Welsh armies. England began to use peasant foot soldiers for efficiency. The peasants