It seems to have reflected the greater urbanization in the area at that time, and has been linked to the rise of the
Maryannu, a class of chariot-using aristocrats linked to the rise of the
Mitannite state to the north.
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Jericho - Wikipediaemergence of local kings.[37] During the Middle Bronze Age, Jericho was a small prominent city of the Canaan region, reaching its greatest Bronze Age extent in the period from 1700 to 1550 BCE. <span>It seems to have reflected the greater urbanization in the area at that time, and has been linked to the rise of the Maryannu, a class of chariot-using aristocrats linked to the rise of the Mitannite state to the north. Kathleen Kenyon reported "the Middle Bronze Age is perhaps the most prosperous in the whole history of Kna'an. ... The defenses ... belong to a fairly advanced date in that period" and Summary
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