WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hittites were originally migrant peasants who lived north of the Black Sea. About 2300 B.C. they moved into Anatolia, which is the ancient name for Asia Minor. It is known as Turkey today.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian (modern-day Turkey) people who formed an empire between 1600-1180 BCE. The Hittites manufactured advanced iron goods, ruled over their kingdom through government officials with independent authority over various branches of government, and worshipped storm gods.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ancestors of the Hittites came into Anatolia between 4400 and 4100 BC, when the Anatolian language family split from (Proto)-Indo-European, as new genetic and archaeological research confirm that Proto-Anatolian speakers arrived to this region sometime between 5000 and 3000 BC.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The Hittites migrated from Central Asia to Mesopotamia for a number of reasons, including the expansion of their empire and to gain more resources for their growing population. This occurred during the high of their empire around 1300 BCE.