Hittite
Bronze Age empire
Hittite refers to an ancient people who built a powerful empire in Anatolia (modern Turkey) during the second millennium BCE, rivaling Egypt and Mesopotamia.
The Hittites developed one of the earliest known Indo-European languages, preserved in cuneiform tablets.
As an adjective, Hittite describes their civilization, language, or artifacts: Hittite texts, Hittite law codes.
Stylus-impressed ancient script
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- hieroglyphicAncient Egyptian picture-writing
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- deciphermentInterpreting unknown scripts
logogram · syllabary · bilingual · grammatical · ablative · Anatolian languages
Domain under unified control
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- annalsYear-by-year historical account
- royal sealMonarch's authentication emblem
Inscribed earthen slabs
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- temple ruinsDecayed religious structure
Science of extracting metals
- iron smeltingReducing ore with heat
- bronze weaponsMetal tools for early warfare
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
artifacts · standards · figurines · casting · ingots · armor · chariots · technology
All gods of a religion
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
Ancient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- iron weaponsCombat tools of metal
- siege warfareSurrounding fortifications to force capitulation
- Ramesses IINineteenth dynasty pharaoh
- spearmenSoldiers with thrusting poles
archers · bronze armor · fortifications · border defense · military oath · conscription
cuneiform
Stylus-impressed ancient script
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- hieroglyphicAncient Egyptian picture-writing
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
decipherment · logogram · syllabary · bilingual · grammatical · ablative · Anatolian languages
empire
Domain under unified control
clay tablets
Inscribed earthen slabs
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- temple ruinsDecayed religious structure
metallurgy
Science of extracting metals
- iron smeltingReducing ore with heat
- bronze weaponsMetal tools for early warfare
- smithingMetalworking by hammer
copper · artifacts · standards · figurines · casting · ingots · armor · chariots · technology
pantheon
All gods of a religion
chariot
Ancient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- iron weaponsCombat tools of metal
- siege warfareSurrounding fortifications to force capitulation
- Ramesses IINineteenth dynasty pharaoh
spearmen · archers · bronze armor · fortifications · border defense · military oath · conscription
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Anatolian historyAnatolia, Troy, Ephesus, Cappadocia, Byzantine
- Ancient CulturesAztec, Inca, Mayan, Olmec, Minoan
- ancient languagesLatin, Greek, Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, Aramaic
- ancient scriptsglyphs, cuneiform, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, Phoenician
- Biblical PeoplesIsraelites, Israelite, Hebrews, Hebrew, Jews