Ancient China is famous for many weapons that are still used today such as the crossbow or the creation of gunpowder which is used now in guns and explosives like TNT. Some people think that the world would be better off without guns and explosives and blame ancient China for the wars and battles. However if gunpowder was never discovered then nowadays mining would be slower, harder and less effective. countries like Australia that depend heavily on mining would be in large financial crisis if gunpowder was never discovered. Crossbows also played a large part in hunting in early times. Crossbows were more accurate than spears and could bring down larger animals than spears and clubs because of the speed that the arrow would hit the targeted animal with.