Each hoplite was armed with a spear and sword and carried a shield or hoplon. The shield covered the left side of the bearer’s body and protected the right side of the hoplite standing next to them. They fought hand to hand. The Persians on the hand were used to fighting from a long distance and used the bow as their main weapon. Because they did not grapple in hand to hand combat they possessed little or no armour and only carried wicker shields.
Formerly Egyptians weaponry consisted of mainly primitive impact weapons as well as throwing sticks, shields and axes. There were 3 main evolutions on technology that impacted highly on the Egyptian military. The first being the horse drawn chariot which was light and wooden with a pair of wheel attached at an axe, an inscription on a Egyptian soldiers tomb recounts the implication of this technology in war: “I followed the king on foot when he rode abroad his chariot”. This is also depicted in ‘Thutmose IV in battle with the Syrians’ (From his chariot in the Cairo Museum). Furthermore the composite bow was another pertinent contribution to Egyptian weaponry as this combined with the chariot were the main weapons attributed to military success in this period.
The anatomy of the trumpet consisted of gourds at the end of tube creating resonance chambers. In the Mayan society they had many instruments and such as the conch that helped in war, hunting deer, and used in rituals. - Drums (Huehuetl) The drums were used in both the Mayan and Aztec culture as depicted by the picture to the left where an Aztec is using the huehuetl. These drum had their origins from the Mayans who created the drum big with wood making it unfortunate that these instruments never survived. The drums connects to an open resonance chamber without a membrane.
Many foot soldiers lacked adequate armour; some were even without shields. Within the infantry there were three main groups of soldiers: the elite first class warriors called the braves, the experienced soldiers and the new recruits of whom many were conscripts. The charioteers The elite of the army were the charioteers or sennyw. Charioteers backed up the infantry by scouting and protecting the foot soldiers from enemy chariot attack. Each chariot was drawn by a pair of horses and was manned by a driver and a fighter armed with spear, bow and
Similar to the Greeks, they were a religiously and artistically nation, but politically sovereign states. As many as twenty such states existed on the Yucatan Peninsula.7 The Mayans were expert and determined warriors, using the bow and arrow, the wooden sword edged with flints, the lance, copper axe, and protective amour of heavy quilted cotton. They understood military tactics and signaling with drum and whistle, and knew how to build barricades and dig trenches. Noble prisoners were usually sacrificed to the gods, while those of ordinary rank became slaves. Their object in war was rather to make prisoners than to kill.8 The Mayans always were engaged in some battle or
Back in the ancient times, Sparta was known for their fierce army. All the other cities had no chance against their army. One of the reason why Sparta was so strong because was their armor. Their army was considered professional. Sparta was a only country without a wall.
The intention of the rifle isn’t for hunting or war like many would think a gun would be used for. For this particular gun the intention was to show power, strength and wealth. In today’s life many people show their power, strength and wealth generally through the vehicle that they drive. For example, those who buy large trucks generally don’t take them off the road with huge loads. For some today but for many back in the 17th century had large decretive guns whose sole purpose in life was to sit in a case or on the wall of meeting rooms.
(Fisher, Alexander the Great; Seize the Night). The Romans also had the lighter armed soldiers in the back. They did not need the strong armor in the back because they were not constantly attacked by the opposing soldiers. They also put the less strong soldiers in front because it was where people were in more danger in the phalanx formation. The Romans continued to use this formation, but Alexander’s was much stronger.
These large mounds were mainly dome-shaped and appeared throughout Ohio and Tennessee River valleys, certain mounds appeared to look like animal shapes. In the Mounds Peoples’ culture, mounds were ranging from 2.5 to 120 acres, and some mounds reached 65ft, which is roughly 20 meters in height. One of the largest mounds ever recorded was at Cahokia Mound, which was near East St. Louis. This mound measured at 100 feet high and 975 feet long. While migrating, these archaic mounds people had to frequently change their daily living and clothing in order to survive the continually
The US is more advanced in long field battle. US is not use to the tight spaces the Vietnam jungle has to offer. Vietcong soldiers did not use weapons that much, but their jungle and guerilla strategies. The US troops are use to big armored machinery and gunshots blazing all over the battleground. As I said earlier, the US army was use to heavily powered machinery and gunpowder.