Question

The horse drawn chariot _________ ?
(A) Was essential to both settled and nomadic people after 2000 B.C.E
(B) Was primarily a piece of equipment used by the lower classes.
(C) Facilitated more peaceful interaction between neighboring societies.
(D) Didn’t significantly alter the nomadic migration speed.
(E) Was primarily a ceremonial object.

Answer 1

Hint: - Chariots of ancient times, open, two- or four-wheel vehicles, were probably first used in royal funeral processions and later used in war, racing, and hunting. The chariot apparently originated in Mesopotamia about 3000 BC; Se monucour Aurutub depicts a parade of war involving heavy vehicles with solid wheels, their bodywork made of wood and covered with skins. At first the wheels on the chariots rotated on a fixed axis that was attached to a pair of oxen with a pole pole. The axle was enclosed with a superstructure consisting of a platform that was protected by side screens and a high dashboard. These Mesopotamian chariots were mounted by both the spear and the charioteer, although it is suspected that the fighting was carried out by vehicle.

Complete Solution: - The two-wheel version soon proved to be superior in combat due to its high maneuverability. Greater speed was achieved by the use of teams of two or four villagers and the development of a light spoke wheel. The earliest dates to about 2000 BC A final stage in the development of the horse chariot as a draft animal was revolutionized in the war by providing armies with unprecedented mobility. Chariotry contributed to victory in the 2nd millennium BC, Egypt in the Hyksos, Hittites in Anatolia, Aryans in northern India, and Mycenaeans in Greece. By 1435 BC the Egyptians were building chariots, and by the turn of the century four-spokes wheels and lightweight design were used throughout the Levant and introduced into the Minoan Crete and the southern European mainland.
Bronze chariot plaques and horse traces from the tombs indicate the Shang dynasty (18th – 12th century BC) that dated to the 14th century BC. The chariot was introduced to the Chinese steps, but no reconstruction of the earliest type is possible. Charioteer of c. Found in a burial at Liu-li-ho in the Peking municipality are wheeled in 300 B.C., but similar to the construction Celtic chariots in western Europe.
In Europe, chariots were transmitted, perhaps by the Etruscans, to the Celts, who lived in the 5th century BC. We're using it in the British Isles. The bodywork of the Celtic chariots was somewhat heavier than the Greeks, and metal, sometimes inlaid with fine enamels, was used extensively for axles and draft poles, and sometimes for solid wheels. On the fringes of the Celtic world, where chariots continued in use until the 4th century AD, small ponies, four abstractions, were used for drafts.

So option A is the correct answer.

Note: - By the time of Alexander the Great, the war chariot was abolished by cavalry, but race racing became popular in Greece and was a main feature of the Olympic Games and the Pythian Games in Delphi. In the Roman circus games, the chariot race took the lead, and the chariot became socially important. Racing vehicles were manned by two, three, or four horses, although 10 horses were manned on spectacular occasions; Chariots prepared by dogs and even ostrich are mentioned.