Anyways, i found an article on ancien egyptian history. This certain paragraph really caught my attention. So i thought of posting it here , where ately a few people have been waltzing around saying how the egyptians have been wrongly represented in past Age games, as camel riding warriors...whereas the truth is that they had amazing chariots ..etc etc.Well here's what i found:
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1730 B.C.: Egypt was invaded by the Hyksos, a warlike civilization from Western Asia.
* The Hyksos' use of horses and war chariots, both unknown in Egypt led to their victory over the Egyptians who fought from donkey carts. They ruled Egypt for about 200 years.
(HAHAHA! Donkey Carts! Are these the shock armies that were being refred to in those posts?)
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Anyways..so besides that article, i thought, let me look up some reliable sources before i make this post. So here's what i found in THE BRITTANICA:
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Asiatic rule brought many technical innovations to Egypt, as well as cultural innovations such as new musical instruments and musical styles. The changes affected techniques from bronze working and pottery to looms; and new breeds of animals and new crops were introduced. In warfare, composite bows, new types of daggers and scimitars, and above all the horse and chariot transformed previous practice, although the chariot may ultimately have been as important as a prestige vehicle as for tactical advantages it conferred. The effect of these changes was to bring Egypt, which had been technologically backward, onto the level of western Asia. Because of these advances and the perspectives it opened up, Hyksos rule was decisive for Egypt's later empire in the Near East.
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OH MY GOD! i dont know if everyone knew all that before, but it was only today that i learnt WHAT LOSERS THE EGYPTIANS WERE AT WARFARE! Geez dude! Donkey Carts??? No wonder they got there arses whooped!
P.S: I hope the sensitive percentage of people around this forum take this post in good spirit. Ive only stated FACTS!
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