Hittites

Hittites- an Indo Europeanempire ruling from 1600 to 1200 BCE, controlling the northeastern area of the Mediterranean Sea and conquering the Babylonian Empire. Although they replaced the Babylonians the Hittites adapted many aspects of the Mesopotamian politics economics. A very vivid example of this is Hammurabi's Code, Although they did not keep the code word for word, the Hittites followed their predecessor’s example of a written law code (Hittites version was more merciful). Resulting from their flexibility the Hittites played a crucial role in the spread of Mesopotamian culture throughout parts of the Mediterranean. Aside from spreading culture the Hittites were the chief rivals of the Egyptians who in turn viewed them as Barbarians. The Hittites rule ended when the Assyrians replaced them.



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Created by Benjamin Ellison 9/3/08 Edited by: Stephen Puckette Sept 4 2008