Weapons+(2)

A. melee weapons 1. swords 2. daggers 3. spears B. ranged weapons 1. bow & arrows 2. chariots C. armor Back to home Back to tools page
 * XVIII. Weapons**

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There are many Egyptian weapons that were used. There are long range weapons and short range weapons. They use these in battle and in war so they can protect themselves. You may think that the weapons that they use are bad because they were used in ancient times but they are really dangerous to people and animals.

The melee weapons that they had are swords, daggers, and spears. The swords they use are really long and sharp. The daggers are pretty long and are used in close combat. Spears are meant to throw or stab. They are probably the most painful wweapon that they have. These are all used in close combat and mid range.

Range weapons are chariots, and bow and arrows.**The chariots are meant to charge and wipe out people and bow and arrows are on the chariots to shoot.** A guy named bowman came up with using chariots in war. He thought threre should be a hit and run weapon that will make the enymies will not see coming. It is good for a traveling attack. Now bow and arrows are really afective because if your are hit by one you are either dead or you wouldn't be able to walk. It is a long range weapon because it can fly through air really far and it also can be a short range weapon too. These weapons are good but what about the protection, armor is the thing we are going to talk about next.

There are lots of armor but I'll just talk about three. There are helments, shields, and body armor. The helments usally cover a part of the face and the head. It is used to cover the head and protect it from other flying objects. The shield is used to keep things form hitting them and you also can hit people with it. This can protect you from arrows and spears. It is long so you can crouch down and be protected. Lastly the body armor. It is meant for the chest and stomach protection. It is metal plate to fit your chest and stomach and is a really good and thick layer of metal. Those things helped Egyptains alot and kept them they way they were.

So those are all of the weapons, armor, and chariots that the egyptians used. It is the life that they had back then and it comes to our history today. The fact that they lived and that they are the Egyptains we know today is how the weapons had helped them through those times.

Bibliagrophy

"Weapons" reshafim.org march 2010 1-9-12 []

"the Illustrated history of weapons" chuck willis new york haylash 2007