Extraordinary Leadership In Ancient Egypt

I think that one of the main keys of success concerning the Egyptian; was its advanced military and extraordinary leadership. One of the earliest examples of a major warfare “achievement” was when Narmer united Upper and lower Egypt. After that many major Egyptian war feats have been accomplished through history, from marching their army to Levant (modern Israel) to Nubia.

The Egyptian army had bronze-tipped spears and shields made of wood and ox-hide. They also had highly trained archers who used bows and arrows. Their shield was also known to be massive stretching to a height of 6 feet and for this reason, the Egyptians did not wear armor. Also, armor helped then “charge” or travel easier of long areas of land without being weighed down …show more content…
It also had a central pole with a harness to allow it to be pulled by two horses. With high-tech wheels, parts that functioned as springs, shock absorbers, and even a device used to stop it from rolling over the chariot was truly an extraordinary vehicle. Some notable features include the joint above the axle that the main pole fits into. Looking quite simple but it could be one of the Egyptians most brilliant inventions. Historians think that the center pole was intentionally left loose to act as a shock absorber and make it a more comfortable ride. We also believe that the end of the centerpiece was intentionally flat so that it could fit into the socket (on the axle) and act as a stabilizer so the chariot could travel of rough ground and not function properly.

The horses chosen to pull the chariot were also intentional. The had to be a certain height and length. It had to be short and had to be able to run well together. About 14 pounds and 140 centimeters. The Egyptian harness was unlike any other harness it uses a pair of neck forks and a breast strap to form a type of collar that would be tied to the yolk which was attached to the center piece. The harness also includes a bridle designed to keep the horses heads down and their weight back to make the chariot more …show more content…
The chariot could best be known as the first high-performance vehicle. Paintings in the tombs at Luxor will reveal how the chariot evolved as the Egyptians perfected their new war. The first major change was the position of the axle and the wheel. They start centrally under the floor but gradually they moved until eventually, they are right at the back this shift reveals greats mechanical insight. The reason for the move is at first when the wheels were centrally under the floor. This caused the rider to have a harsh ride. However, as the wheels moved back it shifted the driver's weight forward onto the pole. The wooden pole now flexes up and down and begins to act as a leaf spring like they have on modern vehicles. Another change was a number of spokes on the wheel. In early drawings, the wheel only had four spokes but there was a big problem with that. All the weight was placed on a pole, but as the wheel turned the weight was placed in the area without a spoke which causes an up and down motion that the human body can not tolerate. So to fix that problem they added four more spokes, but another problem emerged with that change. The next problem was due to accelerations, because of the addition of more spokes the chariot became a lot heavier and moved a lot more slowly. So finally they took away two of the spokes and turned it into a six spoke wheel