WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Old Kingdom of the Hittite Empire began with the military expansion brought on by the ruler Hattusili, or Labarna. After Hattusili, another ruler named Mursili continued the military conquests. Mursili made conquests down the Euphrates River and sacked Babylon.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Hittites were skilled metallurgists, or people who study the properties and composition of metals, and had iron mines near the Black Sea on the northern part of the their kingdom. They discovered the strength of iron and how to make it into weapons and armor.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bronze Age civilization of Central Anatolia (or Turkey), which we today call Hittite, completely disappeared sometime around 1200 B.C. We still do not know exactly what happened, though there is no lack of modern theories, but that it was destroyed, of that there can be no doubt.