The Hittites Quiz – Facts Worth Knowing

Take the Hittites quiz to explore Hattusa, early iron working, the Battle of Kadesh, the world's oldest surviving peace treaty and the Indo-European Hittite language. Ten questions with facts worth knowing about this Anatolian empire.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Region
Where was the Hittite Empire centered?
Capital
What was the Hittite capital?
Battle
Which famous battle did Hittites fight against Ramses II around 1274 BC?
Treaty
What followed the Hittite-Egyptian conflict around 1259 BC?
Language
The Hittite language belongs to which family?
Iron
Hittites were known for early use of which metal?
Archives
What were Hittite records written on?
Lions
Which famous gate at Hattusa is guarded by stone animals?
Collapse
The Hittite Empire collapsed during which period?
Rediscovery
Who deciphered the Hittite language in 1915?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Where was the Hittite Empire centered?
Answer: Anatolia (modern Turkey)
It flourished around 1600-1180 BC.
Q2: What was the Hittite capital?
Answer: Hattusa
Its ruins near Boğazkale are a UNESCO site.
Q3: Which famous battle did Hittites fight against Ramses II around 1274 BC?
Answer: Battle of Kadesh
It was one of the largest chariot battles.
Q4: What followed the Hittite-Egyptian conflict around 1259 BC?
Answer: The oldest known peace treaty
A copy hangs at the UN.
Q5: The Hittite language belongs to which family?
Answer: Indo-European
It is the oldest recorded Indo-European language.
Q6: Hittites were known for early use of which metal?
Answer: Iron
They worked iron before it was common.
Q7: What were Hittite records written on?
Answer: Clay tablets in cuneiform
Thousands were found at Hattusa.
Q8: Which famous gate at Hattusa is guarded by stone animals?
Answer: Lion Gate
Two lions flank the entrance.
Q9: The Hittite Empire collapsed during which period?
Answer: Bronze Age collapse
Around 1180 BC many states fell.
Q10: Who deciphered the Hittite language in 1915?
Answer: Bedřich Hrozný
He was a Czech scholar.

The Hittites Quiz – Empire of Anatolia

The Hittites built a powerful empire in central Anatolia in the second millennium BC. From their capital Hattusa, they rivaled Egypt and Mesopotamian powers for control of the Near East.

They were famous for chariots, diplomacy and law. After the Battle of Kadesh against Ramses II, the Hittites and Egyptians signed one of the earliest known peace treaties, preserved in both languages.

The empire collapsed around 1180 BC. For centuries the Hittites were known mostly from the Bible, until archaeologists uncovered Hattusa and deciphered their language.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is for history fans exploring the Hittites.

Where the Hittites lived
What their capital was
What happened at Kadesh
What the treaty was
What language they spoke

Did You Know?

Yazılıkaya is a Hittite rock sanctuary.
Hittite law codes had fines.
Neo-Hittite states continued after collapse.
Hattusa had huge walls.
The Hittites worshipped a storm god.