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The '''Hittites''' were a northern Indo-European people who called themselves “Aryans” (like the [[Persians]])—a term meaning “noble people”, they established an empire formally known as the Kingdom Of Hatti which stretched from [[Anatolia]] (modern [[Turkey]]), [[Canaan]] ([[Palestine]] and [[Jordan]]) and [[Syria]] to northern [[Mesopotamia]] (northern [[Iraq]]).

The '''Hittites''' were a northern Indo-European people who called themselves “Aryans” (like the [[Persians]])—a term meaning “noble people”, they established an empire formally known as the Kingdom Of Hatti which stretched from [[Anatolia]] (modern [[Turkey]]), [[Canaan]] ([[Palestine]] and [[Jordan]]) and [[Syria]] to northern [[Mesopotamia]] (northern [[Iraq]]).

It's capital was Hattusa, located in northeastern Turkey.

Its capital was Hattusa, located in northeastern Turkey.

[[Image:Map of Hatti.jpg|400px|right|thumb|The Kingdom Of Hatti (red) at the height of it's power and Egypt (green) during the 14th century B.C.]]

[[Image:Map of Hatti.jpg|400px|right|thumb|The Kingdom Of Hatti (red) at the height of its power and Egypt (green) during the 14th century B.C.]]

In 1650 B.C., they were able to gain control of most of Mesopotamia largely because of their advanced warfare, including horse-drawn chariots. Under their rule, life in the Babylonian empire did not flourish artistically or culturally as it did under others’ rule.  

In 1650 B.C., they were able to gain control of most of Mesopotamia largely because of their advanced warfare, including horse-drawn chariots. Under their rule, life in the Babylonian empire did not flourish artistically or culturally as it did under others’ rule.