HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Second Intermediate Period Of Egypt, Thutmose Iii, Hyksos
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Following the decline of the middle kingdom period. , the second intermediate period (the second illness) commenced. Egypt was ruled by the hyksos, who migrated from palestine, moving across the. They arrived in horse-drawn chariots with stoked wheels, a method of war that. This method was later adopted by the egyptian, adding on to their military technology. The hyksos were armed with strong bows made of wood and bone, as opposed to weak wooden bows that were commonplace in egypt. In addition, the hyksos made weapons with iron, as did the hittites of mesopotamia, giving them a great advantage in weaponry. All this contributed to egypt being controlled by the hyksos from 1650 to 1570 b. c. e. During the new kingdom period, egypt transformed into an empire. Pharaohs of the 18th dynasty (1570-1365 b. c. e. ) Set up armies of archers, charioteers, and foot soldiers, equipped with bronze weapons and two-wheeled chariots.
