We've come a long way since we first began to wield heavy stones and sticks during battle against each other, but it wasn't a quick leap from the prehistoric weapons of our ancestors to the high-tech guns we use today. Watch the video below to learn a bit more about the process of this development.

It's crazy that all around the world, these primitive weapons evolved in the same progression, despite the fact that these ancient people never interacted with one another. Each new development was a major leap forward in weapons technology, with the most recent leap being the advent of gunpowder back in the 9th century (of course excluding the nuclear weapon because it is not a handheld weapon). Hopefully, the next development will be the ray guns everyone in the early 20th century thought we would have by now.

Hopefully, the next development will be the ray guns everyone in the early 20th century thought we would have by now.

This is a fascinating look into the history of mankind's love affair with weaponry.