Question

the frequent battles of the warring states period pushed people to invent new weapons. historians often look to the weapons themselves to learn how battles were fought.
three important types of weapons are pictured below. match the historical inferences to each illustration.
this weapon had many different designs, so people were probably looking for different advantages in hand - to - hand combat.
someone needed to use two hands to operate this weapon, so it was probably powerful and able to shoot far.
this device could launch objects high enough to go over city walls or across large battlefields.

Explanation:

1. For the first weapon illustration (left - the crossbow - like weapon): The description "Someone needed to use two hands to operate this weapon, so it was probably powerful and able to shoot far" matches as crossbows required two - handed operation for power and range.
2. For the second weapon illustration (middle - the catapult - like device): The description "This device could launch objects high enough to go over city walls or across large battlefields" matches as catapults were used for siege warfare to launch projectiles over walls or across large areas.
3. For the third weapon illustration (right - the various melee weapons): The description "This weapon had many different designs, so people were probably looking for different advantages in hand - to - hand combat" matches as melee weapons like spears, swords etc. had multiple designs for different hand - to - hand combat advantages.

Answer:

• Left weapon illustration: "Someone needed to use two hands to operate this weapon, so it was probably powerful and able to shoot far."
• Middle weapon illustration: "This device could launch objects high enough to go over city walls or across large battlefields."
• Right weapon illustration: "This weapon had many different designs, so people were probably looking for different advantages in hand - to - hand combat."