<P> Powered solely by the force of gravity , these catapults revolutionized medieval siege warfare and construction of fortifications by hurling huge stones unprecedented distances . Originating somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean basin , counterweight trebuchets were introduced in the Crusader states by the 1120s , Byzantium by the 1130s and in the Latin West by the second half of the century . </P>
<P> Powered solely by the force of gravity , these catapults revolutionized medieval siege warfare and construction of fortifications by hurling huge stones unprecedented distances . Originating somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean basin , counterweight trebuchets were introduced in the Crusader states by the 1120s , Byzantium by the 1130s and in the Latin West by the second half of the century . </P>
what was one of the weapon technologies that emerged during the crusades
what was one of the weapon technologies that emerged during the crusades
counterweight trebuchets
counterweight trebuchets