WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hittites were famous for their skill in building and using chariots. They also pioneered the manufacture and use of iron. By 1300 the Hittite Empire bordered on Egypt and both powers vied for control of wealthy cities on the Mediterranean coast. This led to the Battle of Kadesh with Rameses II (1274 B.C.E.)

Detailed explanation-2: -The Hittite kingdom was at times one of the largest and most powerful in the Middle East, able to compete on more than equal terms with the other great powers of the region, Babylonia, Assyria, the Mitanni and Egypt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Iron tools, weapons, and chariots gave the Hittites a decisive advantage in combat, and it enabled them to conquer and hold territory.