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1. In 1479 BC, pharaoh Tuthmosis III set out from Egypt to put down the revolt of the king of Kadesh and his Mitanni allies. In whose shadow did the pharaoh grow up, impatiently waiting to spread his own wings?
2. Where did the king of Kadesh and his allies lie in wait for the Egyptian army?
3. After arriving at the plain of Esdraelon, Tuthmosis made a bold military move and took the enemy armies by surprize. Abandoning weapons and horses, they fell back to Megiddo. Refusing to open the gates of the fortress to them, the inhabitants nevertheless hoisted the king of Kadesh and some others up the walls by what means?
4. Determined to capture the fortress, the Egyptians laid siege to the city. They dug a moat around it and put up a wooden palisade. Roughly how many months passed until the fortress surrendered?
5. About 200 years later, pharaoh Seti I heard from a messenger that Palestine was again (or still?) in uproar. 'They have taken to cursing and quarreling, each of them slaying his neighbour.' The annals on the north wall of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak records that: '[Seti] rejoices to begin battle, he is delighted to enter into it.' The rebellious nation was known as the Shasu. Donald Redford suggested what translation of the name?
6. The Shasu, at whom the finger of blame pointed, are depicted in Egyptian reliefs as having arched noses, pointed beards and what other characteristic?
7. Departing from modern el-Qantara on the Suez Canal, Seti's army saw battle at such places as Pekanan, Beth Shan and Yanoam. Seti galloped into the midst of the enemy, some of whom are shown hiding behind trees. Where is Yanoam thought to be?
8. Returning from Palestine, Seti and his army were ambushed by what group of people?
9. In the third year of his reign, Seti also battled the Libyans who attempted to settle in Egypt. In a scene depicting the events, the pharaoh is shown with two princes at his side. Although not named, who might the young men represent?
10. Although Seti's campaigns against the troublesome Kadesh have not been well recorded, in the fourth year of his reign, he mounted a major campaign to retake the former Egyptian vassal state. Seti maintained that he actually regained the city, but at the same time he had to negotiate with the Hittite king. What could Seti not take take home with him?
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