The personal safety of soldiers in armed combat involved developing methods to protect the body from mortal wounds, thus increasing the survival rate of their forces. The solution for the Hittites was armor and shields. The body armor of the Hittites was composed of overlapping bronze scales that deflected or trapped arrows. Additionally, the Hittites also wore bronze helmets to protect their heads from arrows and ax blows. For additional protection in close combat, especially with edged weapons, a shield was used to ward off attacks. The Hittites favored two types of shields, the circular one and the figure-eight one, which are believed to have been used by the Chariot team. Both were lightweight, constructed of wood, and covered in leather (Bryce (Bryce Trevor, 2007, p. 19). The earliest recorded evidence of organized warfare in Egypt dates back to 3000 BC, the war that led to the unification of the Upper and of Lower Egypt under Narmer, the first king of Egypt. But in recent years the German Archaeological Institute has discovered new artefacts that suggest a much earlier period for warfare in Egypt discovered many cultural novelties material indicating that a "0" dynasty was created (3150-3050 BC) The "0" dynasty artifacts found at Abydos and Nekhen suggest that the Egyptians may have been engaged in some type of organized warfare around 150 years before Narmer and the war of. ceremonial maces and slate palettes depicting violent militaristic scenes using the same weapons used by the First Dynasty (Morkot, 2003, p. xxxvi). Egypt grew over the centuries and became an empire that controlled most of the territory. the ancient Middle East. Its territory extended neither...... middle of paper ......ork, NY: Thames & Hudson Inc.Mark Schwartz, P. (2010). BC Battles: Raging Chariots History Channel.Morkot, R. G. (2003). The Egyptian War from A to Z. Lanham, Maryland, USA: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.Parker, G. (September 2000). The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Cambridge Illustrated Histories) (1st edition ed.). (G. Parker, ed.) Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.Partridge, R. (2007, February). Ancient discoveries, Egyptian war. A&E Ancient discovers. USA.Probst, G. F. (1977). The Kikkuli text on horse training (c. 1350 BC). Lexington: Keeneland Association Library.Rawlinson, G. &. (1887). Ancient Egypt. New York: The Sons of G. P. Putnam. Richard Gabriel, P. (2010). BC Battles: Raging Chariots, History Channel.Shachner, A.P. (2007). Ancient discoveries: Egyptian war.Weingartner.