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• Late Hittite culture (1200 - 700 BC)
• The Kingdom of Urartu (860 - 580 BC)
• The Phrygian culture (750 - 300 BC)

In parts of southeastern and eastern Anatolia largely unaffected by the Balkan peoples' migration, the high-ranking cultural centers of the Late Hittite principalities (1200-700 BC) and the kingdom of Urartu (860-580 BC) developed.

The Hellenes learned in the 8th century BC. Knowing the rich two thousand years of knowledge of Mesopotamia through the mediation of the late Hittite principalities living in the southeast of Anatolia. The Greeks adopted the Phoenician alphabet in Al Mina, which was founded near Antakya, and the mythology on which Homer and Hesoid built, and the sculptures of late Hittite centers such as Malatya, Kargamış, Zincirli, Sakçagözü. In the 8th century, headdresses, helmets, clothing, various girdles and hairstyles of the ancient Greeks resembled those of the Hittites, that their influence is unmistakable. The visual arts of the Hellenes followed in the 8th and 7th centuries stylistically and iconographically the late Hittite model. Although the art of the Urateans was largely dependent on Assyrian and late Hittite models, their products were exported to Hellas and the Etruscan cities.

The Phrygians were one of the Balkan tribes around 1200 BC. came to Anatolia. As a politically composed society, however, they did not appear until after 750 BC. in appearance. In the Greek world, the Gordi son of Midas was considered a legendary ruler with long ears and the ability to turn anything he touched into gold. On the other hand, the Assyrian annals mention Midas as king of the Phrygians, 717, 715, 712 and 709 BC. While the kingdom founded by him in the first quarter of the 7th Century was destroyed by the Kimmeinfall, the Phrygian ethnic group developed in the 7th and 6th century in Central Anatolia independently.

Although the Phrygians came from Europe, they quickly became anatolians and created, on the one hand under Greek, on the other hand under late Hittite inflow, a novel Anatolian culture. The metal and woodwork of the Phrygians, as well as their textiles, were made in the market of Hellas and were imitated by Greek artisans. These include spools, bronze plates and kettles with handles (a technical achievement), spring-loaded safety pins made of gold, silver and bronze, belts of precious metals, buckles and ornate furniture. The Phrygians also influenced the Hellenes in the musical field. The Phrygian society was culturally on a high level: the Scriptures was not a privilege of the king, but was also widely used by the people of all Phrygian cities in the 8th, 7th and 6th centuries. In the area of ​​Eskişehir and Afyon there are still well-preserved Phrygian rock tombs and tombs, which are among the most impressive works of art of the ancient times. Three

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