Hattusilis and His Successors Eventually Expanded the Hittite Kingdom By

question 65

Multiple Choice

Hattusilis and his successors eventually expanded the Hittite Kingdom by:

• A) satisfying the demands of the warrior nobility, who became Mursilis's greatest ally.
• B) annexing the neighboring kingdom of Babylon and using it as a base of operation.
• C) sacking the fabled city of Babylon and collecting its riches.
• D) negotiating with the Egyptians and signing a formal peace treaty with them.
• E) defeating the Mitannians by inventing the chariot for use in battle.

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Genetic mechanism by which the expression of X-linked genes is made equivalent in XX females and XY males; in mammals this is accomplished by rendering all but one X chromosome inactive.

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X Chromosome Inactivation Center (XIC)

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