Egypt - politics and warfare
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Topic: Egypt - politics and warfare
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Egypt - politics and warfare
Date Posted: 12-Nov-2005 at 02:11
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Hey! I am new here and need some1 to tell me all about Ancient Egyptian Life, warfare and politics. so if any1 can help plz do so... |
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Posted By: Maju
Date Posted: 12-Nov-2005 at 02:41
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Could you be more specific? This is more like to start a topic in the
Ancient Civilizations section. Egyptian "classical" history lasted more
than 2000 years and while Egypt wasn't a particularly expansive nation,
they played a major role in Near Eastern international politics (that
is to say the "world politics" of that time).
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 12-Nov-2005 at 16:49
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Ok, what i really need is weapons, strategies, types of soldiers, how their political system worked, the struggles of every day life... That sort of thing... So if anyone knows a place that has this info could u please tell me? Regards, Rahnu |
Posted By: Maju
Date Posted: 13-Nov-2005 at 21:26
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I can't illustrate you in the military aspect but I'm sure that others will. On government, Egypt was basically an absolute monarchy as far as we know. Apparently the need for a centralized irrigaton authority helped to keep the empire stable for long periods, along with its relative isolation and the strong Egyptian nationalism that existed. In the few periods, known as "intermediate periods" in which Egypt suffered from desintegration, the economic situation apparently worsened as major canals weren't kept anymore by the pharaoh and his bureaucracy. The Egyptians were said to be "the most religious of all nations", maybe due to the impressive number of deities they had but also because of the importance of religion and priests/scribes in their organization. Some useful links may be:
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2012 at 19:23
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The Egyptian army comprised spearmen, swordsmen armed with the Kopesh sickle-sword, archers, and charioteers (usually from higher-ranking backgrounds). The king himself often led armies into battle
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