Army

=Incan Army= by Jason (and Musa) The Incan army was a highly trained army. The armies weapons had maces, slings, spears, and some shield. At the middle of army were men armed with spears, maces, and slings. Their armor were shield, jackets, and helmets. The males in the army were required with military training, unless they could not do anything. Nobles had bronze halberds. A halberd is like a axe but is on a long stick, they were hardly seen. The nobles, and the emperor were carried into battle on litters. The most favorite weapon on the litters were slings because they could get a good view. Holy items known as a huaca were also carried into battle. The Incas were very organized when it came to the military. During a night at war they slept in white tents.

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=The Incan Army= = = =By Musa= = = http://img.kb.dk/ha/manus/POMA/poma550/POMA0434.jpg The Incan army had lots of different weapons like slings and shields. They were experts with their weapons. They would practice a lot from the time they were children, killing birds with stones.

Most of the army members were farmers and regular people. The only full-time soldiers were the Inca ruler’s bodyguards. When the army went into battle, they carried their ruler, the Inca, on a litter.

The Incan army conquered lots of different areas and won lots of gold. Then their gold was taken by the Spaniards. The Incans didn’t have horses, so they couldn’t move as fast as the Spaniards. Spaniards had way better weapons like guns and other iron weapons. http://z.about.com/d/gosouthamerica/1/0/L/F/1/zjua_01_207CuzcoInca.jpg