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The Empires of Egypt and Nubia Collide

The Empires of Egypt and Nubia Collide. Synopsis: Two empires along the Nile, Egypt and Nubia , forged commercial, cultural , and political connections . The Egyptians and the Hittites.

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The Empires of Egypt and Nubia Collide

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  1. The Empires of Egypt and Nubia Collide Synopsis: Two empires along the Nile, Egypt and Nubia, forged commercial, cultural, and political connections.

  2. The Egyptians and the Hittites

  3. By about 1400 B.C., Egyptian armies had crossed the Sinai Peninsula and conquered parts of Syria and Palestine. These conquests brought the Egyptians into conflict with the Hittite empire.

  4. The Hittites(from Anatolia) had moved into Asia Minor around 1900 B.C. and later expanded southward.

  5. After several battles, the Egyptian and Hittite armiesmet at theBattle of Qadesh around 1285 B.C. There the two armiesfought each other to a standstill.

  6. The pharaoh, Ramses II (RAM seez), and a Hittite king later made a treaty that promised “peace and brotherhood between us forever”. Their alliance lasted for the rest of the century.

  7. Ramses II reign lasted for 67 years.Egyptians would see him as one of their greatest kings.

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