Differences Between Assyrians And Hittites

1) The historians refer to the Late Bronze Age in the Middle East as a "cosmopolitan era" because they shared their cultures, lifestyle, and other ideas with other countries. Through the relations of states as well, there was the exchange of cultural ideas among one another.
2) The Assyrians and Hittites changed the political landscape of Western Asia by their superior military organization and their technology. They created new technology and weapons for the military, like launched stone projectiles, armored spearmen, cavalry equipment, and chariots. With these new technologies, military organizations became very strong, and had a better chance of beating their enemy.
3) The Hittite expansion impacted the culture of Hittites by exploiting the rich deposits of copper, iron, and silver from Anatolia, so that

they were able to be involved in international commerce. The Hittites were advanced in technology because they were the first to create iron weapons and tools, which gave them a huge advantage economically, as well their military.
4) The Hyksos were able to come to dominate much of Egypt because they had advantages from their military technologies like their composite bow, and their iron weapons and tools. Having greater weapons against the Egyptians, gave them a huge advantage because they were undefeatable.
5) The Hyksos domination impacted Egypt because they began to intermarry with Egyptians. Also from that, the Hyksos began to adapt to the Egyptian culture and language, after living with them on their land.
6) Hatshepsut's influence on Egypt was uncommon for Egypt because when people began to realize she used the success that was the outcome of the expedition in order for her to claim her throne, people despised her. After her death, her name was erased from places where it was written.
7) An Egyptians priest would be hostile towards Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti because Akhenaten departed from the traditions that Egypt always had. He also made many changed to the Egyptian society and the religious beliefs the Egyptians followed.
8) Ramesses II might qualify for the title of "Greatest Egyptian Pharaoh of the New Kingdom Egypt" because for sixty years, and accomplished many things during his reign. He accomplished things like building many monumental projects that were impactful in Egypt.
9) Horses and horse-drawn chariots by soldiers and government agents had a huge impact on New Kingdom Egypt because the soldiers had greater speed and more power when attacking their opponent. The horse-drawn chariots were especially more impactful because with the chariot and the composite bow, the Egyptians were almost undefeatable.
10) The advantage of iron over bronze, is that iron is more stable and stronger than bronze. Many of the weapons and tools that were used, were made of iron because iron was more reliable than bronze for support.
11) The modern day nation that is most closely associated with the Mycenaeans and Minoans is the Cyprus and Aegean for transporting metals with each other.
12) The similarity Linear A, Linear B, and cuneiform share with each other, is that they all share the use of pictorial signs to represent the symbols. Also they listed everything on a table so that they could keep track of organized and coordinated productions.
13) In ancient Mycenaean culture, the Iliad gave an insight of cultural uniformity. The Mycenaean centers all had cultural uniformity, like the decorative styles and works of art.
14) The evidence that the various cultures of the Mediterranean and Western Asia interacted with one another in a peaceful manner exists from the overseas settlement that provided an outlet for excess population, new sources of trade goods, and new trading partners.
15) Historians consider the Neo-Assyrian lands an empire because the rulers of the empire struck out in campaigns, which led to the defeat of all the great kingdoms. Eventually the Assyrians created a new empire and dedicated it to the imperial center.
16) The Assyrian king played the role of the center of the Assyrian universe. He controlled all of the land, used all the people as his servants, made decisions, was the military leader, and did it all because the people believed his actions came from Ashur, the chief god. The government gamer popular supported for military campaigns with propaganda, royal inscriptions, and artwork.
17) The Assyrians utilized diasporas for Assyrian soldiers to beat out the opponents and for military campaigns.

Diasporas were helpful to the Assyrian community and were used by the Assyrians for their own benefit.
18) The efforts the Assyrians put forth in governing their empire were campaigns, dedication, organization, and technology. These efforts impacted the Assyrians in making their society a more stable place in live.
19) The Assyrian social classes compare to the classes that existed under Hammurbi's Babylon because the vast majority of the people according to the Assyrian social class worked on the land, and individual artisans and small workshops in the towns manufactured pottery, tools, and clothing. While under Hammurabi's Babylon, there were free, landowning slaves, farmers and citizens, and slaves. Both the Assyrian social classes and Hammurabi's Babylon had similar social classes in their society.
20) According to the Assyrians, a "human being" was someone who was qualified enough for the same legal protection, and was liable for the same labor and military service. This concept of what a "human being" was, changed how people viewed

others.
21) Abraham was a significant figure for the Israelites because the journeys that he took, were many of the experiences of generations and pastoralists. His journey included of events like when he escaped to Israel, and received a covenant with Yahweh, the Israelite God. The covenant was the Ten Commandments, which became a large part of many religions.
22) According to the Hebrew Bible, the covenant Yahweh made with the Israelites, was that he said that they would be his "Chosen People", as long as they promised to worship him, and only him.
23) The First Temple is an excellent example of the important the religion played in ancient Israel because its strengthened the relationship between religious and secular authority. It also gave the Israelites a set place to worship Yahweh.
24) Early Israelite women provided a good amount of goods and services to their family. Unlike other civilizations, Israelite women were well respected and did not have inequality. They had equal rights as their husbands, and did some of the work that men would usually do in other civilizations.
25) The impact the Diaspora of the Israelites under Nebuchadnezzar had on the Jewish culture and religion, was the deportees that prospered so well in their new home, that when later they were offered to return make to their homeland, the Israelites refused.
26) The evidence that exists to prove that the Phoenicians were a successful trading civilization, is that overseas settlement provided a solution on what to do for excess population, new sources of trade goods that would be beneficial, and new trading partners for the Phoenicians.
27) The Phoenician writing system includes about two dozen symbols, where each symbol had its own unique sound. The Phoenician system of writing compares to the Mesopotamia and Egyptian systems of written record because the Phoenician writing system contained symbols like the Mesopotamia and Egyptian systems of writing, and it was a way of communicating with others and recording the cultures of the society.
28) Tyrian purple is a product for the elite because Tyre was the major source. The color was popular among Persian and Hellenistic kings, and was the sign of a Roman senator.
29) The connection between Carthage and the Phoenicians is protection. Carthaginians usually ruled their empire indirectly, and let the Phoenicians become independent. Also, the Phoenician communities relied on Carthage for military protection, and followed their lead in foreign policy.
30) Carthage's foreign policy reflects its economic interests by protecting the sea lanes, accessing raw materials, and fostering trade. They owned the water, and even though foreign merchants were able to sail the water, if they tried to operate on their own, they were risking their life for death because the Carthaginians were very territorial. Everything belonged to them, however Carthage shared their territory with its surround countries.
31) I would not want to be a child of a Carthaginian elite because Carthage were cruel to young children. There were wall enclosures found, the burned bones of children were found in thousands of small, sealed urns. This kind of treatment existed and was common because child sacrifice was very common in Carthage.