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# Ancient Egypt ## The Egyptian Empire - The map shows the Egyptian empire in **1450BC**. - The **Mitanni** and the **Hittites** were powerful rivals of the Egyptians. - Reports of battles were written on temple walls to honour the pharaohs. - Within 70 years, the Egyptians gained control of the...

# Ancient Egypt ## The Egyptian Empire - The map shows the Egyptian empire in **1450BC**. - The **Mitanni** and the **Hittites** were powerful rivals of the Egyptians. - Reports of battles were written on temple walls to honour the pharaohs. - Within 70 years, the Egyptians gained control of the largest empire of their time. ## Trade with other lands - The Egyptians had to learn to use horses and chariots to force the Hyksos out of Egypt. - Then, warrior pharaohs (kings) began to attack neighbouring lands. - The Egyptians visited a land they called **Punt**, which historians think may have been in East Africa. They bought incense there. - The Cretans, and later the Mycenaeans, traded with the Egyptians. - They brought to Egypt the products of Crete, Greece, and the Mediterranean islands. - For centuries, Sinai was the source of Egypt's turquoise and copper. - Donkey caravans regularly visited the mining camps to take supplies and bring the turquoise back. ## Travel in Ancient Egypt - The easiest way to travel in Egypt was by river. - Land travel was difficult because of the number of irrigation canals. - Boats travelling south used a sail to help against the flow of the current. - This image shows the boats of ancient Egypt: - A small boat for ferrying people across the river - A cargo boat taking goods to different parts of Egypt