CIVILIZATION
HITTITE
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Question
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Iron Technology (Using iron to make weapons and tools)
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An Alphabet (Combining letters representing sounds to make words)
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Eggs (Using Chickens to Produce Eggs)
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Flood Control (Using canals and dams to control flooding)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iron tools and weapons weren’t as hard or durable as their bronze counterparts. The use of iron became more widespread after people learned how to make steel, a much harder metal, by heating iron with carbon. The Hittites-who lived during the Bronze Age in what is now Turkey-may have been the first to make steel.
Detailed explanation-2: -They discovered the strength of iron and how to make it into weapons and armor. They first smelted the ore, meaning melting it into liquid form. Instead of just using a wood fire to smelt it, they used charcoal, which added carbon into the iron and made it even stronger.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the empire period the Hittites developed iron-working technology, helping to initiate the Iron Age.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Hittites developed new techniques for using iron around 1500 B.C. Up until this time, weapons were generally made from bronze. Bronze is harder and heavier than iron. The use of iron weapons, which remained unique to the Hittites, helped achieve successful military campaigns.