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HISTORY OF HUNTING People of wealth and rank in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome enjoyed hunting for sport. The Greek historian Xenophon argued that hunting is an asset to society, in that the recreation promotes the health and well-being of the hunter. The first laws to conserve game were not instituted until the 13th century, however, when Kublai Khan forbade his subjects to hunt during breeding season. During the Middle Ages the feudal lords of Europe imposed extensive restrictions on hunting with draconian laws against poaching, effectively limiting the taking of game to the ruling classes. Stag hunting with hounds and horses and the pursuit of game birds with trained falcons (see Falconry) were popular pastimes of the nobility. The invention of gunpowder in the 14th century and the development of the matchlock rifle in the 15th century drastically changed methods of hunting.
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