Answer:
Columbus wanted to find a new route to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands. If he could reach these lands, he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices.
The answer is iron. The Hittites learned to smelt and work with the element before any other civilization.
They often aligned themselves with other developing nations to create a bloc. They have the power of one super power nation, but they are still able to speak their countries opinions. Either wise, they would be completed over powered.
