SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD: 1782-1570 BC; Dynasties XIII-XVII
A period about which not a lot is known and rulers did not last very long. Invaders (known as the Hyksos) came from Asia and moved into the Delta. They introduced the Egyptians to the horse-drawn chariot, the composite bow and bronze weapons.
This period of instability lasted two centuries and was brought to an end by a Theban family, one of whom (Ahmose) finally expelled the Hyksos
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