Military of ancient Egypt  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search     The Old Kingdom[edit]     1. The
Libyans from the Sahara to the west   2. The Nubians from the
south   3. The Sinai and Canaanites to the northeast    The
First Intermediate Period[edit]  Pharaoh Pepy II lived to be 94
years old, but upon his death the country fell into civil war.
The Intermediate Period came as a huge shock to the Egyptian
government and military since they had been secure in the
stability and prosperity of the Old Kingdom. A dramatic shift in
the military ideology began at the fall of the Old Kingdom;
Egypt was no longer the dominating faction in the ancient Near
East. They had to shift from a position of complete supremacy to
one of constant struggle to maintain their territories.  The
Middle Kingdom[edit]   The Second Intermediate Period[edit]
The Hyksos, Asiatics from the Northeast, set up a fortified
capital at Avaris. The Egyptians were trapped at this time;
their government had collapsed