Hittites - Wikipedia The Hittites ( ˈhɪtaɪts ) were an Anatolian Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of the Bronze Age in West Asia Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, [2] they settled in modern-day Turkey in the early 2nd millennium BC
Who Were the Hittites? - Biblical Archaeology Society The Hittites play a prominent role at key places in the Hebrew Bible: Ephron the Hittite sells Abraham the family burial ground (Genesis 23); Esau married Hittite women, and Rebecca despised them (Genesis 26:34); frequently they are listed as one of the inhabitants of Canaan (e g , Exodus 13:5; Numbers 13:29; Joshua 11:3); King David had Uriah
Hittite | Definition, History, Achievements, Facts | Britannica Hittite, member of an ancient Indo-European people who appeared in Anatolia at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE; by 1340 BCE they had become one of the dominant powers of the Middle East Learn more about the history and achievements of the Hittite people in this article
The Hittites - World History Encyclopedia The Hittites occupied the ancient region of Anatolia (also known as Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey) prior to 1700 BCE, developed a culture apparently from the indigenous Hatti (and possibly the Hurrian) people, and expanded their territories into an empire which rivaled, and threatened, the established nation of Egypt
Smarthistory – Hittites, an introduction Between 1400 and 1200 B C E the Hittites established one of the great empires of the ancient Middle East At its height, the empire encompassed central Turkey, north western Syria, and Upper Mesopotamia (north eastern Syria and northern Iraq)
The Hittites - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sometime around 1650 B C , under Hattushili I, the city of Hattusha was established as the Hittite capital Situated on a plateau, Hattusha was heavily fortified over time with elaborate defensive walls and gateways From this secure base, Hattushili led his armies south onto the plains of Syria
The Hittites: Civilization and Empire - TimeMaps The Hittites were a people who built a remarkable civilization in ancient Asia Minor Unlike contemporary Middle Eastern peoples in Mesopotamia or Egypt, they did not live in a great river valley, and therefore did not have the benefit of large-scale, highly productive irrigation agriculture on which to build their civilization