Socio-Economic Life Of Hittites In Anatolian History

Numerous states were established; various nations lived and disappeared in Anatolia. If the familiar ones are enumerated, it is seen that they date to 2000 BC. It is known that they lived in Anatolia in the status of nations, such as Hittites, Hurrian, Urartian, Ions, Phrygians and Lydian, who mostly descend from pure race. Hittites, who were founded in Anatolia and created a new civilization, are leading as one of the most recognized and salient nation. Hittites played very important roles in history, and created a very important civilization. In this regard, Hittites are said to lead other states in political, economic and social terms. We can express that they were a quite developed society in economic sense and they had a unique economic life style. As their religious festivals are analyzed, the existence of temple economy attracts attention. They are known to be a society that infused the production of agricultural products into Anatolian geography. The fact that they formed laws and the tax system while providing state order constitutes another important point. Other states and races, which lived at the same period with Hittites, were influenced by Hittites in socio-economic terms, and left a culturally beautiful legacy to next generations. In this context, it is necessary to understand how Hittites got stronger, how they developed and how they became a great empire, based on the consistency in their economy. The Hittite Empire needs to be analyzed very well archeologically. Search of many known or unknown Hittite ruins is important also for the Anatolian history. Anatolian history should be lightened by obtaining necessary project supports and doing analyses of social and economic lives of other civilizations.

Keywords

Hittites, Anatolia, Economy, Agriculture, Temple Economy.