How did advances in weaponry during the Hundred Years’ War contribute to the end of the Middle Ages?

Weapons such as the longbow and early gunpowder artillery made traditional armored knights less dominant on the battlefield. Monarchs increasingly relied on larger, better-organized armies instead of depending mainly on nobles and their private forces. This strengthened royal power and weakened the aristocracy, as choice A states.

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