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Question 107

Which statement about the Battle of Kadesh is historically defensible?

  1. Ramesses II fought Muwatalli II's Hittite forces thereCorrect answer
  2. Egypt won an uncontested victory accepted by every surviving account
  3. Thutmose III fought Roman legions there in the first century BCE
  4. No battle took place at Kadesh

Explanation

In the thirteenth century BCE, Ramesses II's Egyptian army fought Hittite forces commanded by Muwatalli II at Kadesh. Calling it an uncontested, decisive Egyptian victory goes beyond the competing evidence and turns royal presentation into a settled verdict.

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