1. The Hittites Ancient Civilization
1st Period

2. Political organization: Monarchy
Hittites were ruled by a King
-Political, Religious, and military leader of the people
The Hittites were politically organized as a feudal society

3. Class Systems: Feudal Society
Feudal Society: Land is generally owned by the monarch/royalty and the people who worked the land then paid resources to the monarch/royalty
Society was mostly made up of farmers
Armies were strong and aloud expansion of several city states to an entire kingdom
Artisan classes
Slavery

4. Technological: Started Iron Age Advanced iron goods Weapons and armor
Chariots
Redesigned for speed
More effective
Evolved into modern blacksmithing

5. Artistic Innovations and Contributions:
Carvings/Sculptures
Rock reliefs
Life size rock sculptures
Hemite and Hanyeri reliefs
Lions of Babylon
Ceramics
Hüseyindede vases
Related to deities

6. Religion:
The Hittites religion is mainly based off gaining favor with a local god.
Favored the fertility god that controlled the weather.
Built shrines for their god.
Gods were held in a higher respect than military conquests.
The Hittites would pray to the gods about sickness or plague of some sort.

7. Religion: Hittite structure of a priest-king
Yazilikaya: Hittite Temple
Arinna

8. Religious Developments:
Joined religions with Hattush.
Formed a Pantheon.
Placed all local deities under one roof.
A centralized religion developed.
Adopted many gods.
The Hittites took bits and pieces from other religions.

9. Job Specialization:
Hittites relied on war to get the resources they needed
Architecture was influenced greatly by neighboring countries
Weapons, armor, and chariots
Common jobs included making tools, building chariots, and iron making

10. Economic Setup:
Lived in Anatolia in modern Turkey and in Northern Syria
The Hittites established two Empires
Agriculture was very important
Main crops consisted of wheat and barley, livestock included cattle and sheep

11. Economic Setup:

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