sources: http://history.smsu.edu/jchuchiak/HST%20350--Theme%206--Azte c_warriors.htm
http://history.smsu.edu/jchuchiak/HST%20350-Outline%208.htm
AZTEC EMPIRE MAPS
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/map16-az.html
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/map16-vl.html
http://history.smsu.edu/jchuchiak/Aztec%20Conquests%20Map.gi
http://history.smsu.edu/jchuchiak/aztecempire.jpg
INCA EMPIRE MAP
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/map16-in.html
AZTEC & INCAN EXPANSION
INDIGENOUS WARFARE AND NEW WORLD CONQUESTS
War must always continue, so that each time and whenever we wish and our god wishes to eat and feast,
we may go there as one who goes to market to buy something to eat!
---Tlacelel [Advisor] to Emperor Motecuhzuma I
Come, let us eat, come let us drinkLet us eat and drink of the blood and bones of our enemy!
---Incan War Chant
AZTEC SYMBOL FOR "WAR"
AZTEC SYMBOL FOR CONQUEST
the aztec glyph for the a defeated
city wasaa picture showing the
destruction of the temple which
inevitably follewed the conquest.
I. Aztec Expansion & ConquestAztec Warfare
II. The Aztec Military & Aztec Warriors
1). Organization
2). Officer Corps
OtomitlCommander of Sling-Shot Warriors
TlacatecatlLeader of MenAztec Commander
Tlacatecatecuhtli---War Chief---Aztec General
3). Special Forces
Aztec Eagle Warriors
Aztec Jaguar Warriors
III. Aztec Offensive & Defensive Weapons
1). Defensive Weapons/Armor
Protective Cotton ArmorIchcahuipilli
Protective Shields---Chimalli
2). Offensive Weapons
Missile/Projectile Weapons
BowsTlauitolli
Javelins/SpearsTlacochtli
Spear-ThrowerAtlatl
Hand-to-Hand Combat Weapons
Two-Handed Sword/ClubMaquahuitl
Longer Wooden Club---Macana
IV. Ritual WarfareDifferences Between Aztec & European Concepts of War
1). Tactics
2). Goals
3). Outcomes
V. Inca Expansion & Conquest: Inca Army & Warriors
1). Organization
2). Officer Corps
Chungacamayoc---Guardian of Ten
Picha Chungacamayoc---Guardian of Fifty
Hatun Apu---Commander of 5,000
Inca Warrior
VI. Inca Weapons & Armor
1). Defensive Weapons/Armor
Woolen Tunic/ArmorOnka
Large Square & Round Shields
2). Offensive Weapons
Bronze & Copper Axes and Spears
Wooden Clubs and Maces tipped with sharp metal
Slings
Bolas
VII. Battles and Tactics of Inca Warfare
1). Tactics
2). Battles
3). Fortresses and Defense
4). Inca Conquests
AZTEC ARMY
OtomitlCommander of Sling-Shot Warriors
TlacatecatlAztec CommanderLeader of Men
Tlacatecatecuhtli---Aztec General
Aztec Eagle & Jaguar WarriorsSpecial Forces
Defensive Weapons
Ichcahuipilli---quilted cotton body armor
Chimalli---Shields
Offensive Weapons
Tlauitolli---bows
Tlacochtli---Javelins, spears
AtlatlSpear-Thrower
Maquahuitl---Two-handed sword/club
Macana---Longer wooden club
The Triple Alliance [Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, TlacopanAztec Confederation]
The Stone of Tizoc [Commemerative monument of Aztec Conquests of Tizoc (1481-1486)]
INCA ARMY
ChungacamayocGuardian of Ten men
Picha ChungacamayocGuardian of Fifty
Hatun Apu---Commander of 5,000
Protective Armor
Onkaheavcy woolen tunic
Weapons
Champisshort bronze axe
BolaSling-like weapon with three stones attached to leather chord
Edited by Jalisco Lancer