HISTORY OF THE HITTITES

BASIC INTRO

• Hittites
• They lived 2000-1200 B.C.
• They first appeared in Asia Minor(Around Turkey)
• It is said that Kaskan barbarians becasue of their plentyfull riches
• They were attacked in 1275 B.C.E and lost

ADVANCED CITIES & GOV.

• They were developed as a group because they all knew a language
• This language was a harder version of cuneiform its called the Indo-European language
• It was started in Anatolia in the 17 century B.C.E
• They no longer exist after losing a hard fought battle
• They had a Theocracy government and have a king as the religious leader

WRITING & TECH.

• They had a certain type of language, based off of cuneiform
• They spoke indo-european
• The hittites code was called the Code of Nesilim
• Hittites were one of the first groups to mine iron ore
• This was great because they could make iron weapons

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Hittites have a normal social ladder just like everyone else
• Top group was the king(priest), warriors, metal workers, farmers, slaves
• Mainly based on miners to go and get iron ore for blacksmith
• Had many farmers to make food for the people

RELIGON

• They would build statues of Teshub and worship the statue
• They were polytheistic
• Their supreme deity was called Teshub
• Teshub was known as the Storm God

ANALYSIS/CONCLUSION

• Hittites were important cause they were one of the first groups to use iron
• They came up with a language Indo-European based off of cuneiform writing
• They attacked Babylon and won then retreated back to their own land

MLA URLS

• "Zoroastrian Heritage." Anatolia and the Hittites. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
• "Hittite Culture (2000 to 1200 BC)." Hittie. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.