Hittite Kingdom Event Analysis

1. The consequences of agricultural revolution was a turning point. Civilizations began focusing on making surpluses rather than producing new food and crafts. They became more modern. (pg.20)

This was where humanity became more knowledgable. Egyptians and the people of Mesopotamia-to name a few, elected leaders, harvested the land, and even created their own beliefs. The Alphabet was invented by a merchant civilization, while other civilizations started to form. The Greeks were just beginning to form. The gathering of civilizations named the Ionians, Dorians, and Aeolians fought the Cretans for the land that would become that of the Greeks. The Romans began to become more powerful. The concept of emperors and conquering land started to arise. People began to become poetic and wrote stories about adventure, philosophy and law. Peoples of the north came crashing into Europe known as the Germanic tribes. They stirred up many conflicts, as did the Huns who were people of the east who also wanted land. The east was growing quite prosperous, China had built their Great Wall, and the ideas of Confucius and Buddha enlightened people. While China was prospering, back in the west things were getting out of

Two of the biggest and most powerful societies of the ancient world consististed of the Sumerians in Mesopotamia and the Hittites. Mesopotamia was first in many areas including the inventions of many technologies such as writing and complex irrigation systems. Mesopotamia was also located in a central location that allowed it to interact with other cultures at the time, furthering its growth. The Hittites were also one of the most powerful civilizations of the time, dominating through their use of chariots. Looking at both the Hittites and Mesopotamia we can get an understanding of how political power and legal authority was formed and exercised during the Bronze Age.

Many civilizations have left prominent impacts on the world, but the most notable, is between Greece and Persia (modern day Iran). What makes these two countries so important is that the world would not be the world we know today if it were not for how these two countries lead to the development of the other. Through the interactions that these countries had, lands were conquered, cultures influenced and governments were formed, and nearly everything in our culture is a result of their influance.

The Hittites were a fierce civilization living around 1650 to 1200 B.C. They came into Asia Minor with strong powers and beliefs. Most people fell under the reign of the Hittite civilization. The Hittite people were more advanced than other cultures in their technologies and skill levels. They were highly respected for these certain aspects and qualities. Their power grew as they processed new ideas and processes. The Hittites had great authority over people and that led them to be an almighty and powerful civilization that affected people centuries after their reign.

Throughout European history, there have been many significant events that have occurred over decades that have shaped society. Some events were tragic as many lives were lost, but these events have also made the world what it is today. In my opinion, the five most important topics in European history are the Roman Republic, Imperialism, World War I, Nazism and the Holocaust.

The ability to produce iron, especially made an extremely large impact in the Mesopotamian area. If not for that invention, the nation of Babylon may have not been able to enlarge their borders to the extent that they did. I especially liked how you mentioned technology to communicate in that region, because that helped the spread of new technologies and the ongoing process to help nations in those areas to increase in technologies to help their citizens.

Before the beginning of history, people from across the land gradually developed numerous cultures, each unique in some ways while the same time having features in common. Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Israel are all important to the history of the world because of religious, social, political and economic development.

Trade and travel played a large part in the cultural development nations and gave people an incentive to interact with one another. The Mongol invasions seemed too led to mass destruction, but by the end of the Mongol conquest a new order had been laid in place. This order let to greater communication which opened the trade routes and encouraged travel from Eurasia to Africa. As more trade routes opened a diffusion of knowledge occurred spreading technologies along the trade routes. However Technology wasn’t the only thing spread along the trade routes, diseases were also spread causing mass death tolls. The drive to have better trade routes encouraged exploration and the discovery of the Americas.

On March 18, 2015 I traveled thousands of years into the past to the ancient Hittite Empire. I look at my surroundings and realize that I am in the city of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire. The land is rocky and there are many temples throughout the city. As I listen to the people around me I hear that they are not speaking English but something very similar. The language is a mix of German and English and is of Indo- European origin. The language was discovered by deciphering clay tablets that were found by archaeologist. I leave Hattusa and travel around the Hittite Empire, the empire takes up a large amount of land and there are many things to see.

To begin with Pompeii has a very interesting background, the destruction itself is interesting, and the lasting effects.

The Hittites were an extremely advanced civilization. Not only were they able to manipulate iron, they were able to modify and improve a well known piece of technology, the horse drawn chariot. Due to the modifications they to made to the horse drawn chariot, the Hittites greatly increased their firepower. By running the axle across the middle of the chariot rather than its back, the chariot was able to support the addition of a third man. This allowed two men to fight the enemy while a third drove the chariot, increasing their firepower capabilities.

One of the most difficult aspect in history, for me, is figuring out how the events of the past affect my life today. It is difficult to read a book or watch a video and find the impact of the ancient people’s actions. Especially when those events being learned are thousands of years old. As an American, anything over a hundred years old seems ancient and anything across the world can sometimes seem so unimpactful. Realizing how similar our cultures and ways of life are to theirs, shows just how large of an impact they had on our lives today.

Imagine for a moment you are in Ancient Egypt. The air is hot and dry, the wind blows stinging sand against your face, and you can hear the rushing of the Nile. Up the road from you is the marketplace where vendors sell their wares. People shout and run and argue and work, not the least bit aware that their own culture is helping to shape that of the rest of the world for thousands of years to come. The Egyptians were responsible for a variety of aspects of our modern life, from some of our sources of entertainment even down to aspects of our religion. They revolutionized science, architecture, and cosmetics, and helped set the stage for the advancement of civilizations for millennia to come. Essentially, the ancient Egyptians were significant to the history of the world and to our modern time because of their advances in technology, entertainment, and language.

The most important elements of ancient civilizations are social, economic and political. These three elements of civilization shows us how they impacted the modern world today because we have social classes in our modern world. For example, we have high class, middle class and lower class. These social classes are based on our jobs and the money we make just like in the ancient world. Economics is an important factor to ancient world and has impacted the modern world today because if there wasnt economics in the ancient world then in the modern world there would be no jobs, no money, no food and nothing would progress because they made their living on trade and farming. This taught the modern world how to build houses, own business and make products. Lastly, Politics is a very important part of the ancient civilization that made an impact on the modern world today. Even today we have a system of government that is in charge of us and keeps our country in order. In the ancient world their system of government were kings and Pharaohs. As time went on, humans learned what works and what doesn’t work in terms of how to run people. This progressed us into having presidents and kings and queens. These Ancient Civilizations made an impact on the modern world by progressing what the ancient world