Their name means "Shepherd Kings" in Greek, and is probably a version of a local term for foreign rulers, and not an entire nation.  
Their name means "Shepherd Kings" in Greek, and is probably a version of a local term for foreign rulers, and not an entire nation.  Coming to power around 1674 BCE, they reigned for over a century, introducing the horse and chariot into Egypt.  It has been suggested that they had control of Egypt at the time of the Biblical story of Joseph.  For 10 points-what ancient charioteers brought an end to the Middle Kingdom?
Their name means "Shepherd Kings" in Greek, and is probably a version of a local term for foreign rulers, and not an entire nation.  
Hyksos