The user would pull the trigger, releasing the string which shoots the arrow. Most likely, some Chinese inventor thought up the idea to place the arrow on a stock and to have it be pushed up against a taught string, like a bow and arrow except it is held by a trigger device. How was the crossbow invented? The idea of the bow and arrow was already established and used but soon the thought of being able to pull a trigger to shoot the arrow was overwhelming. It was to have more power, distance and accuracy then the bow and arrow and it made it easier during warfare. Why was the crossbow invented? The crossbow was invented in place of the bow and arrow. It was invented in China in the Kingdom of Chu. Where was the crossbow invented? This was already answered in the previous slides. This is only in china where I believe it was invented. There are more earlier fossil records that show signs of the crossbow in 2,000 B.C. When was the crossbow invented? The crossbow was said to be invented in the Warring States period in the Kingdom of Chu.

I found one name which was Ch’in but every one says something different. Literary records show it was invented in China During the Warring States. Some people say it was invented in China. Who Invented It? There are many reports proving different inventors of the crossbow.

The bow is fired by a taught string being released by a trigger. The crossbow is a bow set horizontally on a stock. Tod of Tod's Stuff shooting a gastraphetes 'belly bow'. It had a composite flexion bow and a sliding arrow rest, ratchets to hold the trigger back and a simple forked sear held closed by a rotating bar. What am I researching? I am researching the crossbow. The Ancient Greeks had a type of crossbow called a gastraphetes that was described by Heron and was invented at some time prior to 399BC.