The Hittite Empire Was Able to Survive Even Attacks by Rivals

question 45

Multiple Choice

The Hittite Empire was able to survive even attacks by rivals because:

• A) the Hittites were strongly militaristic to the exclusion of all other aspects of governance and diplomacy.
• B) its leaders made an alliance with their rivals, the Mitannians.
• C) the Hittite government made good use of espionage and assassination to defeat its rivals.
• D) their military readily adopted new technologies, even those of their enemies.
• E) the Hittites adopted the culture of those attacking them.

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