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What Social Structure Did They Use?
Feudalism
Who took the thrown after the King died?
Usually the sons took power but rarely the wife did.
What area did they occupy?
Anatolia also known as modern day Turkey.
Who were the Hittites?
The Hittites were an Anatolian Indo-European people.
Where did the Hittites get most of their wealth?
Iron and Silver
They also used this type of system. (Hint, it has to do with agriculture.)
An Agrarian system.
What kind of government did the Hittites have?
A Monarchy
They had mountain ranges such as the Zargos mountains and coastal plains.
What was the Hittite language?
The Hittite language is the oldest known Indo-European language. It is written in the way of cuneiform.
True/False
Did they help initiate the iron age?
True
What would Happen to the Women after she Married a Man?
The Man would Take ownership of the Woman.
Other than the king, who had power?
Individual towns had local leaders who were under the rule of the king.
What crops and agriculture did they have?
Their crops were wheat and barley. Their animals were cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats.
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.
What economic model did the Hittites use?
They used a wealth financed economic model.
(meaning they favored the rich).
If you were common folk, what would you do/be?
A Freemason, Artisan, or Slave.
The Hittite's were great warriors, what gave them an advantage?
They were skilled with Iron and on horseback, giving them an advantage.
What was their worst disease?
The Hittite plague.
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.
Who did they trade with?
Usually neighboring lands.
(Mainly wealthy Mesopotamian cities)
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.
They wrote the first peace treaty, but with who?
Egypt.
What did they use their iron for?
They used it for weapons, tools, chariots, and trade.
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.
Other than Iron and Metals, what else did they trade?
Crops and Animals.