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=== The Hittites ===

=== The Hittites ===

The Hittites were a northern Indo-European people who called themselves "Aryans", a term meaning "noble people."  Descendants of these Aryans include the Kurds and Persians today.

The Hittites were an ancient people in the Middle East, described in the Old Testament as having descended from Noah's great-grandson Heth (descended from Ham).

In 1650 B.C., the Hittites 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., the Hittites 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 the Old Testament, the Hittites are mentioned more than 50 times, and are described as having descended from Noah's great-grandson Heth (descended from Ham).  Because no trace of this ancient civilization could be found for a long time, skeptics claimed it proved that the Bible was an unreliable source.  But remarkable archeological discoveries in the 19th and 20th centuries proved that the Hittites existed as the Bible describes.

The Old Testament mentions the Hittites more than 50 times.  Because no trace of this ancient civilization could be found for many years, skeptics claimed it proved that the Bible was an unreliable source.  But remarkable archeological discoveries in the 19th and 20th centuries proved that the Hittites existed as the Bible describes.

=== Assyria ===

=== Assyria ===