https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product '-' en-us 2017-10-19 19:05:20 UTC 2026-01-05 03:04:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://duolingo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/avatars/207540852/aEqrq3X_uo/xlarge 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199118081 The spear was the primary weapon. It was 7-9 feet long and had a spearhead made of iron or brone.  The shaft was made of cornel wood and there was a spike on the but made of iron or brone.]]> 2017-10-20 16:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199118081 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199118373 The Xiphos was a secondary weapon. It wasa sword 12-16 inches long. The reason the Xiphos
was so short was to allow it to go through the small cracks in the armor that larger swords couldn't fit in.]]> 2017-10-20 16:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199118373 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199118450 The Kopis was a thick, curved iron sword used as an alternate secondary weapon. The kopis was used more as an axe than a sword and inflicted nasty wounds instead of cleaner cuts made from a spear or Xiphos]]> 2017-10-20 16:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199118450 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199118487 The shield was mainly used as a defensive object, but Spartans would use it a weapon if necessary. The shield weighed 30 pounds, and had thin edges.]]> 2017-10-20 16:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199118487 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199121848 The Corinthian Helmet was made of bronze. The helmet covered the entire head of the warrior wearing it. The helmet had a crest, which was meant to make the Spartan look taller.]]> 2017-10-20 16:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199121848 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199121886 The shield was 3 feet in diameter. The shield was made constructed with wood then reinforced with an outer bronze layer. The shield was convex o which allowed the shield to deflect enemy blows.]]> 2017-10-20 16:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199121886 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199121914 The cuirass was a device used to protect the chest. The cuirass was made of metal, but it affected mobility.]]> 2017-10-20 16:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199121914 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199121946 The linothorax was also a device used to protect the chest. The linothorax came after the cuirass. The linothorax was made of pieces of linen glued together and reinforces with leather or metal plates]]> 2017-10-20 16:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199121946 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199125302 The pteryges and pteruges were protective skirts.  They were worn under the cuirass and linothorax. They usually consisted of two or more flaps of leather]]> 2017-10-20 16:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199125302 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199126203 Greaves were made of bronze and protected the from right above the knee to the entire shin above the ankle. The greaves prevented any chafing that could have occurred.]]> 2017-10-20 16:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199126203 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199444375 Spartan boys were trained at age 6 or 7. They were taught reading, writing, music, and did physical exercises. At age 12, physical exercises increased, most of the boy's clothes was taken away, and the boy was fed less-than adequate food.]]> 2017-10-23 04:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199444375 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199444433 Spartans did not follow the UN Document.  Spartan warriors attacked other city-states to take over those places, they did not give men and women equal rights, and people did not have freedom of opinion, expression, or information. Spartans did not promote non-violence or development, and did not follow environmental needs.]]> 2017-10-23 04:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199444433 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199452336 The Xiphos is what Spartans could use to beat Vikings. The Xiphos was 12-16 inches long. The fact that the sword was short allows it to fit through small cracks in the Viking's armor.]]> 2017-10-23 06:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199452336 297436 https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199657410 Spartans armies traveled by foot when fighting on land. Spartans traveled on triremes with three banks of rows when attacking at sea. A trireme had a battering ram on the front which was rammed into the the side of an enemy ship.]]> 2017-10-23 16:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/297436/Warrior_Project_Product/wish/199657410