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What sort of weapons did the first armies have?
Copper axes, spears, and daggers were in use in Europe by about 4000 BC Bronze weapons, used by the Sumerians in the Middle East, appeared about 3000 BC, and included spears and large rectangular shields. By about 1400 BC, the Egyptians, among others, were wearing an early form of body armour.
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Some Egyptian weapons
 
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