Chapter 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
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The Hittites & Kassites<br />
The Hittites were <strong>the</strong> first to master ironworking, so <strong>the</strong>y made<br />
<strong>the</strong> strongest weapons of <strong>the</strong> time.<br />
They used <strong>the</strong> chariot, a wheeled, horse-drawn cart, which<br />
allowed <strong>the</strong>m to move quickly around <strong>the</strong> battlefield.<br />
They were taken over by <strong>the</strong> Kassites after <strong>the</strong>ir king was<br />
assassinated.<br />
The Kassites ruled for almost 400 years.
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