What is the earliest recorded use of biological agents as weapons?
A)Scythian archers dipped the tips of their arrows in rotting corpses
B)Tatars hurled corpses of people who died of plague over the walls of enemy cities
C)British gave unfriendly tribes smallpox-laced blankets
D)Japanese dropped plague-infected fleas on Chinese cities

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The Scythians, around 400 BC, are recorded as using arrows dipped in rotting corpses or blood mixed with manure, making it the earliest known use of biological agents in warfare.

What Is the Earliest Recorded Use of Biological Agents as Weapons