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The Hittites
The Hittites
The Hittites were a civilization that rose and fell with the Bronze age, and to this day very little is known about them. They established a large empire in Anatolia, in 1700 B.C.E. The landmass of their empire would become present day Turkey (same name as the bird Not edible). The Empire would expand beyond its borders and conquer lands as far as Mesopotamia and beyond. Their economy flourishing with the Bronze age. The Hittites were something of a scholarly people as they adopted the customs, religions, technologies among other traits of those they conquered.
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Egypt
Egypt
Egypt specifically the New Kingdom was an empire that has stayed off invasions of some of the greatest empires in history, such as the Greeks, the "Sea People" among others. During the Broze age and long after they were one of the greatest empires in the world along with being a grade trading partner with Byzantium empire and the Mesopotamian empire. After the Collapse of the Bronze age scribes from both the Egyptians and Hittites both described that Drought had undermined the economy by being unable to grow grain. The Pharos recovered after the following chaos and tried to bring Egypt back to its glory days through building project and their armies. They however inevitably proved vulnerable to foreign invasions.
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The Hebrews
The Hebrews
The Hebrews were a people first created in the land of Cannan, they were also the origin of Christianity. They were one of the most important cultures in world history and one of the farthest-reaching ones as well. They are known in this day and age for their religion above all else along with their miraculous history. The Only source of history that is written is the Hebrew bible, but scholars have a hard time understanding it as It is filled with miracles and the archeologists have trouble verifying it, so they rely on artifacts and ruins found. The Hebrews were welcomed to Egypt when they first went there to escape drought. During the Rise of the New kingdom the Hebrews were enslaved and It is written that Moses was the one who led them away from Egypt after the Plagues fell. The Historians have issues with this story as they can verify very little about this and The History of the Hebrew people overall, but they cannot outright dismiss it due to not wanting to anger said People.
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The Iron age.
The Iron age.
The Iron age was the age that began after the Bronze age. It is well known the Discovery of the titular metal as well as the begging of technological advancement and innovation in the ancient world. Whereas Bronze was only available in certain locations, Iron was abundant throughout the ancient world. Iron was also a lot hard to work with and Egypt could not use Iron tools until five hundred years later. It took even longer to use it for weapons. Once trade recovered bronze trades came back and Iron tools were used for ceremonies.
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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Hammurabi was a Babylonian king and arguably the most important one besides Gilgamesh. He is most Known for the Code Of laws he made named after himself. When Hammurabi took the throne Babylon was in an alright state and during his thirty-five-year reign it got better. He consolidated hos power by refurbishing the temples especially the Moon gods. He spent many years improving the cities Infrastructure and agriculture. He was responsible for radically altering the political landscape of Babylon for decades and his exploits increase from there.
Citation: "King Hammurabi of Babylon." In Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, edited by Jack M. Sasson. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995. Gale In Context: World History (accessed December 7, 2024). https://link-gale-com.eznvcc.vccs.edu/apps/doc/BT2356000077/WHIC?u=viva2_nvcc&sid=bookmark-WHIC&xid=471afdf6.
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