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====Hittites====
[[File:Map of the Armenian Empire of Tigranes (English).svg|thumb|Largest expansion of [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Kingdom of Armenia]] under [[Tigranes the Great]]]]

The [[Hittites]] first came to Anatolia about 1900 BC and during the period 1600-1500 they expanded into Mesopotamia where they adopted the cuneiform script to their Indo-European language. By 1200 their empire stretched to [[Phoenicia]] and eastern [[Anatolia]]. They improved two earlier technologies from Mesopotamia and spread these new techniques widely – improved iron working and light [[chariot]]s with [[spoked wheel]]s in warfare. The Hittites introduced the casting of iron with molds and then hammering it which enabled weapons and tools to be made stronger and also cheaper. Although chariots had been used previously, the use of spoked wheels allowed the chariots to be much lighter and more maneuverable.{{sfn|Bentley|Ziegler|2006|pp=53–54}} In 1274 BC the Hittites clashed with the Egyptians at the [[Battle of Kadesh]], where both sides claimed victory. In 1207 the Hittite capital of [[Hattusa]] was sacked, ending the [[Hittite Empire]].{{sfn|Parker|2017|p=57}}