ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WAR SHIPS

Most Egyptian war ships carried a crew of about fifty marines, they were all fighting men.  About twenty of the crew had to row the vessel so that the rest of the people could fight in battles: all of these battles would be fought at a very close range.  As the marines would try to rake the enemy vessel with slingshots and arrows.  Other things that they would do is throw grappling hooks onto the other ship and by doing that they would try to capsize their enemy's ship.  The would also try boarding the ship, the Egyptians would use spears, then they would thrust their enemy while they are under cover of archery from their own ship. 

The Egyptians had a demand for specific types of wood for their furniture, statues, coffins, and architectural components which was available in Egypt. Wood along with oils and manufactured items, was among materials that the Egyptians traded gold, emmer, natron, fruits, vegetables, ivory, grain, beer, dried fish, linen, and mud bricks. The Egyptians carried their trade on with the Nubians, and with people from southwestern Asia, including people from Canaan, Syria, and Mesopotamia.  The Egyptians found a scepter, along with wine jars from the close lands near Canaan, this material supports the idea that the Upper Egypt came to dominate Lower Egypt even sooner than 3100 BC and controlled the trade with the east.  

The land provided all sorts of minerals including variety in types of stones, semiprecious gems salt, copper, gold, and much lesser extent silver. The Egyptians mined and then processed all of these resources. They traded with other countries which provided products that are not found in Egypt.