How did Ramses II use the military to improve the Egyptian Empire?

Ramses II used military campaigns to restore Egyptian control over territories that had been lost, especially in the Levant. The answer is A, “He used the military to retake old Egyptian territory.” He fought the Hittites over disputed lands, but he did not conquer all Hittite territory or every neighboring country. Forcing worship of Aten was associated with the earlier pharaoh Akhenaten, not Ramses II.

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