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- Lived 55 million years ago
- Lived in the tropical rainforests of North America
- About the size of a small dog
- Distant ancestor of the horse

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- Made 17,000 years ago

- Discovered in 1940
- Located in Montignac, France
- Constellations were named after this horse

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- Horses crossed the bridge about 10,000 years ago
- Cause of crossing could have been climate change
- Crossed from the Americas to Asia
- Horses where hunted before used for transportation

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- Dates back to 5,000 BCE
- Located in Kazakhstan (obviously)
- Ancient knife marks on thousands of horse bones show that these horses were raised for meat and perhaps milk

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- Invented about 5,000 years ago
- Made in Middle eastern Europe
- Not totally confirmed that the bit was invented during

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Horses & the Persian Empire’s Royal Road

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Horses & the Persian Empire’s Royal Road

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- Used in about 400 BCE
- Located in Central Asia
- The Asians used horses to cross the road

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- Drawings from 4,000 years ago show horses pulling chariots
- Drawings made in Middle Eastern Europe
- I honestly believe that the if the drawings are not proof that there were horses at that time, it just shows a sign of wealth.

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- Invented about 2,000 years ago
- Invented in China and credited to the Chinese Jin Dynasty
- Proved to be more effective than the chariot

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Mounted Asian Mongols and Mounted European Knights

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Mounted Asian Mongols and Mounted European Knights

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- Used in the thirteenth century
- It allowed the Europeans to ride while protected
- Mongols used them to quickly take over Asia

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Spanish RE-introduction to the New World

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Spanish RE-introduction to the New World

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- The Spaniards took the horses and re-introduced them to the Americas
- They were brought back shortly after Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean
- The horses escaped and bred in the wild

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- The native Americans realized that the horses could be very helpful
- The natives became self-taught experts at horseback riding
- Young Native Americans could ride their own small horses

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- Humans bred horses for characteristics like maneuverability, speed, gentleness, and strength
- There are more than 300 breeds of horses today

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- With all the new technology for sending messages*, the horses are unnecessary to carry them over to their destination

* Examples: Smartphones
Social Media
Television