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Egyptian Warfare: Much Feared Warriors In The Ancient World

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The Egyptians were much feared warriors in the ancient world. They fought with new never seen before weapons and battle tactics. Although there were many nations the Egyptians attacked or were attacked by, the main enemies of ancient Egypt were the Hyksos, Hatti, and Libyans. The Hyksos were not a very big nation, but introduced lots of weapons and techniques to the Egyptians, including the composite bow, horse and chariot, and better battle axes. The Hatti were major threats to the Egyptian Military because they fought very fiercely and were very strategic in their battle plans making them an extremely hard to beat enemy. They later tried to sign a peace treaty between the two nations. Libya was a nation that was west of the Nile

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