The small kingdoms and the city states in the western asia
has emerged because of when the Hittite kingdom has come to an end and another
cause is because of having Egypt to weaken that led it to continue to emerged.
why cant anybody every add the D**N ANSWERS when they ask a d**n question. no you're not right and its not your fault cause somebody didnt have enough common sense to add the actual answers to his question. as if he didnt care if he even got the right answer or not!!!. now the answers to this question are
1 its location as the center of international land trade
2 technological advancements
3 changing its name from Constantinople to Istanbul
4 revolts that shook the surrounding empires