Aztec Weapons Essay
Three main Aztec weapons where the atlatls, spears and maquahutis. (ancient.eu and azetechistroy.com). Being held by three types of warriors:
The Elites (The lowest rank)
The Eagles (The middle rank)
The Jaguars (The highest ranking of an Aztec warrior) (ancient.eu) The atlatl (At-Lat-el) was basically a single pointed stick made up of oak wood of about four inches long with a handle on one end, and a hook or a socket like pouch that holds the dart on the other the point consistent with wither obsidian, flint, copper, or even bone, the dart being made with dark oak wood specializing in ranged battles. Its appearance was meant to strike fear in foes and some Aztec warriors even painted the famous god Quetzalcoatl (Quet-zal-coat-el) …show more content…
Each made with obsidian or dark oak wood. Each being held by three types of warriors: The jaguars, the eagles and the elites depending on how well you battle and how many years of experience you have had in the field. Now whats was the most interesting thing you learned
The Elites (The lowest rank)
The Eagles (The middle rank)
The Jaguars (The highest ranking of an Aztec warrior) (ancient.eu) The atlatl (At-Lat-el) was basically a single pointed stick made up of oak wood of about four inches long with a handle on one end, and a hook or a socket like pouch that holds the dart on the other the point consistent with wither obsidian, flint, copper, or even bone, the dart being made with dark oak wood specializing in ranged battles. Its appearance was meant to strike fear in foes and some Aztec warriors even painted the famous god Quetzalcoatl (Quet-zal-coat-el) …show more content…
Each made with obsidian or dark oak wood. Each being held by three types of warriors: The jaguars, the eagles and the elites depending on how well you battle and how many years of experience you have had in the field. Now whats was the most interesting thing you learned