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55 million years ago the ancient horse lived in the tropical rain forests of North America. This distant ancestor of the horse evolved as part of the rise of the mammals that followed the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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Europe and Asia- Are Horses THAT important to them?

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Europe and Asia- Are Horses THAT important to them?

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Foragers in Europe and Asia continued to hunt horses and, in some ways, almost worship them. Cave paintings by early humans in Lascaux, France, from more than 17,000 years ago beautifully display horses. Later human societies named constellations after the horse.
Horse constellation --->

Virtual Tour of the Cave--->

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Early horses crossed over the Bering Land Bridge from the Americas to Asia. They eventually spread to Europe. Strangely, they suddenly vanished from the Americas about 10,000 years ago.

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Kazakhstan- First Evidence of Domesticated Horses

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Kazakhstan- First Evidence of Domesticated Horses

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While the horse still remained a “wild animal,” humans and horses grew closer together. Humans could bond with the horse by giving it food. They found that they could milk female horses and serve the milk to their own families. The first known evidence of domesticated horses comes from horse dung found inside postholes of what appears to have been a stable in today’s Kazakhstan, dating to 5000 BCE. Horse meat is common in Kazakhstan today

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5,000-year-old fossils of worn-down horse teeth is the earliest evidence of people riding horses.

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Horses- More Than Food                                           (Vehicle and Warfare Weapon also)

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Horses- More Than Food                                           (Vehicle and Warfare Weapon also)

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4,000 Y.A. in the Middle East drawings show horses pulling chariots and humans riding them.

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These people used stirrups to ride horses while wearing heavy metal armor which allowed for better fighting and protection. This occurred after the Chinese discovered  the stirrup

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The Mongols were a prime example of using horses in warfare. They lived in about 500 BCE. They were known for fast raids on horseback in which they took over whole cities.

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2,000 years ago horse stirrups showed up in China

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Today horses are used for many other things like racing and travel.

The Kentucky Derby was on Saturday May 5th, 2017 (This Saturday)---->