It is very difficult to ascertain what the Hittites invented and what they merely adopted from others. Like all Late Bronze Age powers, the Hittites used the compound bow and the bow-armed chariot, which was the highest tech weapons system of its day. But it is unclear who first invented these weapons and melded them together into such a formidable force. It was once believed that the Hittites pioneered the use of iron in its weapons, but that was based upon a single translated tablet from the king of Hatti to Adad-nirari, king of Assyria in which the king of Hatti regrets that he cannot provide the king of Assyria the black iron he requested, because it was not the right time of the year. The overwhelming consensus, now, is that the Hittites did smelt meteoric iron, which was a metal so precious at the time that at least one throne was made from it. It is not believed that the Hittites used iron in their weapons. Iron is a very soft metal and much inferior to bronze unless it is carbonized in a fire and immediately quenched. Even had the Hittites known those techniques (and there is no evidence that they did), they would have had to have known smelting techniques to separate iron (other than metoric iron) from its ore in order to make iron production remotely cost effective. Perhaps the one thing the Hittites DID invent is the precursor to modern history. Their diplomatic tablets often included long preambles reciting past events, which was new at the time.
Answer 1The Hittites were able to conquer the middle eastern region because they had better weapons (iron to the middle eastern bronze) and because they developed the chariot. Even though the chariot is usually considered to be Roman, Greek, or Egyptian, the chariot originally comes from the Hittites.
The Hittites may have been among the first to work meteoric iron for use as a precious metal in such things as thrones and ceremonial daggers. There is no evidence that they know how to produce iron cost-effectively enough, and to make it hard enough, to use as weapons of war. Probably the most important Hittite contribution is to modern history. Hittite diplomatic tablets tended to include long preambles about negotiations that had gone before, and about the history of relations between Hatti and other nations.
It was the Chariot
The Hittites were an ancient civilization that was located somewhere in what is now known as Turkey. Archaeologists date these ancient peoples to 2000 BC BCE or earlier. They were advanced for their point in time. They are known to be experienced in iron ore and built iron weapons and other instruments of iron.
Iron weapons
Yes, the Hittites did use bronze weapons, such as swords, spears, and axes, during the Bronze Age. They were skilled in metallurgy and produced high-quality bronze weapons for warfare.
No! They learned it from the Hittites!
The hitties and Assyrians used iron weapons and chariots in battle.
Yes, the Hittites developed a method of making iron strong enough to use for weapons. They were one of the first civilizations to excel in iron production and were known for their superior iron weapons, which gave them a military advantage during their time. Ironworking was a significant technological advancement for the Hittites and contributed to their military success and expansion.
The hitties and Assyrians used iron weapons and chariots in battle.
Iron weapons and chariot
The Hittites were successful for their use of iron weapons and chariots. The Assyrians, later, used these same tools.
Their soldiers were the first to adopt the use of iron weapons.
Iron weapons and chariot
they learned it from the Hittites to heat iron ore, hammer it, and rapidly cool it
they learned it from the Hittites to heat iron ore, hammer it, and rapidly cool it