Hittites

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the capital of Hittites?Hattusa, renowned for its monumental architecture and fortifications
2. What is the imperial core?Anatolia, modern-day Turkey
3. What is the writing system?Cuneiform script, used for administrative, legal, and literary purposes
4. What were the Hittites and where did they live?The Hittites were an ancient people who built a big empire in Anatolia, which is part of modern Turkey, around 1600 to 1178 BCE.
5. Why were the Hittites famous for iron?They were the first to make iron tools and weapons on a large scale, giving them stronger armies and better farming tools.

Indo-European Languages: A large language family that includes Hittite, as well as many modern European and Indian languages.
Late Bronze Age Collapse: A period of widespread societal breakdown and transition in the Near East, Aegean, and Eastern Mediterranean around the end of the 2nd millennium BCE.
Neo-Hittite States: A series of independent Syro-Hittite kingdoms that emerged in southeastern Anatolia and northern Syria after the collapse of the Hittite Empire.