War and Trade with the Pharaohs Shaw Garry J.
War and Trade with the Pharaohs Shaw Garry J. The ancient Egyptians presented themselves as superior to all other people in the world; on temple walls, the pharaoh is shown smiting foreign enemies -…
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War and Trade with the Pharaohs Shaw Garry J.
The ancient Egyptians presented themselves as superior to all other people in the world; on temple walls, the pharaoh is shown smiting foreign enemies - people from Nubia, Libya and the Levant - or crushing them beneath his chariot. But despite such imagery, from the beginning of their history, the Egyptians also enjoyed friendly relations with neighboring cultures; both Egyptians and foreigners crossed the deserts and seas exchanging goods gathered from across the known world. Officially, foreigners represented disorder and chaos - the opposite of Egypt's perfect land of justice and order.
Through such interactions, the Egyptians influenced other cultures, and at the same time were themselves shaped by foreign contacts and external events. They shared knowledge and technology, and sometimes settled abroad, marrying and acculturating. War & Trade with the Pharaohs explores Egypt's