Download - Technologies affecting early civilizations: Horses AP World History Kelvin Lu 4 th Period
Technologies affecting early civilizations:
Horses
AP World HistoryKelvin Lu4th Period
Domestication of horses
Horses were tamed around 4,500 – 2,500 BC
The Eurasian Steppe
Transportation and Wars
Horses were a big part of long-distance communication and goods
Often used to create chariots which were the main sources of military power (first by Hyksos)
Examples of Chariots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XncuO7tCd_0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONLreFbmUtw&feature=related
Bibliography
B.c., 1000. "Horses - Domestication of the Horse - Horsesand Ponies on the Internet." Equiworld - World Wide Horse Information - Equestrian Directory. Web. 07 Sept. 2011. <http://www.equiworld.net/horses/horsecare/evolution/domestication.htm>.
"Silk Road." Crystalinks Home Page. Web. 07 Sept. 2011. <http://www.crystalinks.com/silkroad.html>.
"Pre-Axial Thought in Greece Page 3." The Human Journey. Web. 07 Sept. 2011. <http://www.humanjourney.us/preAxialGreece3.html>