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 (crossbow - like, left image): 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 require two - hand operation for power and range.
2. For the second weapon (catapult - like, middle image): The description "This device could launch objects high enough to go over city walls or across large battlefields" matches, as catapults are siege weapons for launching over walls.
3. For the third weapon (various melee weapons, right image): 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 have diverse designs for close - combat advantages.

Answer:

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