Warfare

Lexi
Sixth Period
Sept. 9, 2009
In Ancient Egypt the military was very important in the Ancient Egyptians
daily life while war was going on and when it was not.
• They had an army full of standing full-time soldiers. The soldiers were stationed
throughout all of Ancient Egypt.
• The Ancient Egyptian's military was made up of:
• Divisions=companies
• Divisions- made up of about 5000 men-lead by generals or lieutenant- general
• Companies- made up of 200 men- lead by captains
• Captains had a staff with the symbol or sign of their company had.
• Parts of the Egyptian military were made up of mercenaries- people paid to fight for Egypt
• The Egyptian army was made up of an infantry, archery, and a chariotry. Young men were
sorted to these areas in the army based on their skills.
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The Ancient Egyptian army used several different types of weapons when they
were battling other people.
• Soldiers on foot used weapons such as:
• Javelins- long spears used for throwing across distances
• Daggers
• Short curved swords
• Protection:
• Their shields were made of rawhide
• Helmets were padded caps
• Chariots:
• Chariots were used by soldiers to fight- 2 soldiers per a chariot
• Chariot- wooden horse drawn carriages
• Used as easy to move fat surfaces that archers could stand on to attack the enemy
• Soldiers in chariots wore- leather body armor and a bronze helmet
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• Archers had a bow and arrow and javelins to attack with <http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/
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During the time of peace different jobs outside of the military were worked on by
soldiers.
• Digging irrigational canals
• Carrying stones from the dessert to build pharaoh's tombs
• Paid with food and clothes, Different jobs were occupied when there was no war or soldiers
could be patrolling trade routes
Weapons- different weapons were used for different reasons
• The eye ax was made of bronze it had a wooden handle and its head was a half
moon shape with two holes.
SOURCES
Dersin, Danise,ed. What Was Life
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• The battle ax was shaped like a simple ax that cuts trees.