Ancient History: Egypt › Territorial expansion
During which time period did the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs begin their Empire’s territorial incursions into Asia?
The New Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The Late Period
The Predynastic Period
The First Intermediate Period
The Eighteenth Dynasty pharaohs of the New Kingdom were the first Ancient Egyptian rulers to launch territorial incursions into neighboring Asia. Their concentrated military campaigns and expeditions were wildly successful, so much so that their new Asian conquests afforded Ancient Egypt with its first real taste of imperial rule.