How did the Hittites become the foremost power in Anatolia from 1700 to 1200 B.C.E.?
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A formidable group from emerging dynamic states of the Middle East from 1700 to 1200 B.C.E. were the Hittites, who became the foremost power in Anatolia. From their capital at Hattusha, near present-day Ankara in central Turkey, they deployed the fearsome new technology of horse-drawn war chariots. The Hittites exploited Anatolia’s rich metal deposits to play a key role in international commerce. The Hittites also first developed a technique for making tools and weapons of iron. Heating the ore until it was soft enough to shape, they pounded it to remove impurities and then plunged it into cold water to harden. They kept knowledge of this process secret because it provided military and economic advantages. In the disrupted period after 1200 B.C.E., blacksmiths from the Hittite core area may have migrated and spread iron technology.
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