[DOC] [TLE] World History Timeline History of Asia Minor, or ancient Turkey [PAR] Asia Minor (ancient Turkey) was one of the great cross-roads of civilization in the 
Ancient World. ... In around 2000 BC, further upheaval seems to have spread 
from the west. ... in Europe, raided Anatolia with such force that the Hittite empire 
collapsed. The Hittite domination of Anatolia and northern Syria was replaced by 
a... [DOC] [TLE] Hittite Empire - Wikipedia [PAR] The Hittites were an Ancient Anatolian people who established an empire 
centered on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BC. ..... The last 
monarch of the Old kingdom, Telepinu, reigned until about 1500 BC. Telepinu's 
.... A large and powerful state known as Tabal occupied much of southern 
Anatolia. Known as... [DOC] [TLE] Ancient Near East - Wikipedia [PAR] The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly 
... As Near East had meant the lands of the Ottoman Empire at roughly its .... 
Urban centres emerged in the upper Euphrates river valley around 3500 BC. .... 
the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and Syria, and the Egyptian Empire in Syria and 
Israel,... [DOC] [TLE] The Hittites - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Apr 28, 2011 ... The Hittites occupied the region of Anatolia (also known as Asia Minor, ... into two 
periods: The Old Kingdom (1700-1500 BCE), and the New Kingdom, ... Hattusa 
had existed as the powerful city of the Hatti since 2500 BCE and, .... [and] the 
Hittite empire collapsed around 1200 BC, dissolving south of the... [DOC] [TLE] History of Minoan Crete - Ancient Greece [PAR] ... BC), a Middle (2100-1500 BC), and a Late Minoan period (1500-1100 BC). ... 
During this period the Minoans had contact with Egypt, Asia Minor, and Syria with 
whom ... a decentralized culture with no powerful landlords and no centralized 
authority. ... Around 2000 BC a new political system was established with 
authority... [DOC] [TLE] Hittites - Crystalinks [PAR] Shortly after this, Archibald Sayce proposed that Hatti or Khatti in Anatolia was ... 
Old Hittite Kingdom (1750 - 1500 BC) Hattusa becomes the capital; Middle Hittite 
... Hittite Kingdom (Empire) (1450 - 1180 BC): Suppiluliumas I conquers Syria; ... 
a powerful political entity in the region before the collapse of their empire in the... [DOC] [TLE] Syria Time Line Chronological Timetable of Events - Worldatlas.com [PAR] (3000 BC) Semites settled in Syria; (2400 BC) Mesopotamian city of Nagar 
became ... (1500 BC) Arameans developed language that dominated Syria; (
1200 BC) ... trying to expand empire's holdings in Syria and Anatolia; (64 BC) 
Roman general, ... around 660 civilians were killed; (1945) Syria became 
founding member of... [DOC] [TLE] The History of Greece - Hellenic Foundation [PAR] It is after that period, around 1.200 B.C. that the rival Mycenaean civilization took 
... call them sea-peoples, and their homes were probably somewhere in Asia 
Minor. ..... In the 6th century, the Greek Empire was under the threat of the 
Persian .... the Antigonids in Macedonia, the Seleucids in Asia Minor, Syria, 
Persia and the... [DOC] [TLE] What is hittite - Sesli Szlk [PAR] ... people in northern Syria and Asia Minor during the second millenium BC; ... 
whose empire (Old Kingdom 1700-1500 BC, New Kingdom 1400-1180 BC) was 
... who inhabited Anatolia from 1800 to 1200 BC They created a powerful realm ... 
Hittite Empire disappeared during the invasion of the Sea People around 1200 
BC... [DOC] [TLE] Anatolia | historical region, Asia | Britannica.com [PAR] Apr 30, 2015 ... This line of inquiry pointed to the well-watered uplands around the fringe of the 
Fertile ... Principal archaeological sites of Anatolia and northern Syria to c. ..... 
1500 bce) and the New Kingdom, or Empire (c. ... The first of these was Arzawa, a 
powerful kingdom with extensive territory in the southwest part of... [DOC] [TLE] Hittie -...Hittite culture (2000 to

Question: A powerful empire in Asia Minor & Syria around 1500 B.C.
Answer: the Hittites