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What Social Structure Did They Use? 

Feudalism

100

Who took the thrown after the King died?

Usually the sons took power but rarely the wife did.

100

What area did they occupy?

Anatolia also known as modern day Turkey.

100

Who were the Hittites?

The Hittites were an Anatolian Indo-European people.

100

Where did the Hittites get most of their wealth?

Iron and Silver

200

They also used this type of system. (Hint, it has to do with agriculture.)

An Agrarian system.

200

What kind of government did the Hittites have?

A Monarchy

200
What was there landscape like?

They had mountain ranges such as the Zargos mountains and coastal plains.

200

What was the Hittite language?

The Hittite language is the oldest known Indo-European language. It is written in the way of cuneiform.

200

True/False

Did they help initiate the iron age?

True

300

What would Happen to the Women after she Married a Man? 

The Man would Take ownership of the Woman.

300

Other than the king, who had power?

Individual towns had local leaders who were under the rule of the king.

300

What crops and agriculture did they have?

Their crops were wheat and barley. Their animals were cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats.

300

What was Hittite religion?

The Hittites were a polytheistic people. They worshiped many gods and goddesses. Tarhun being the God of Weather, Thunder, and the King of the gods. He was the most important.

300

What economic model did the Hittites use?

They used a wealth financed economic model.

(meaning they favored the rich).

400

If you were common folk, what would you do/be?

A Freemason, Artisan, or Slave. 

400

The Hittite's were great warriors, what gave them an advantage?

They were skilled with Iron and on horseback, giving them an advantage.

400

What was their worst disease?

The Hittite plague.

400

Why are the Hittites praised for their chariots?

The Hittite chariot was heavier than the other chariots at the time. Unlike the Egyptian two-man chariots, the Hittites had three man chariots. This provided a driver, a warrior, and a shield bearer.

400

Who did they trade with?

Usually neighboring lands.

(Mainly wealthy Mesopotamian cities) 

500

How did the Hittite empire fall.

A combination of attacks from the Sea People, drought famine and disease led to the fall of the Hittite empire. 

500

They wrote the first peace treaty, but with who?

Egypt.

500

What did they use their iron for?

They used it for weapons, tools, chariots, and trade.

500

What did the Hittites do for fun?

The Hittites played many instruments such as the harp and lyre. They also played sports, such as boxing, archery, and racing on foot or on chariots.

500

Other than Iron and Metals, what else did they trade?

Crops and Animals.

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