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How Do Horses Impact The World
Horses have had a very large impact on the world and its history, horses have had many uses all throughout history. Much of what we know would not exist without the intervention of horses into many important locations all throughout history. Horses were first domesticated and tamed in the
Eurasian Steppes around 5,000 years ago. Many groups of people such as the Mongols have used horses to gain an upper hand against their enemies. Horses have also been used for many other purposes that have influenced the world economically. Horses were used to move goods from one location to another with much greater speed then a human carrying a bag or pushing a cart could have.
Horses have had many uses all throughout history, from being used as a military tool during combat, or as an economic
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Using horses, hunters could also journey further from their city or civilization because they could carry items with them to allow them to set up camp away from home and stay out on a hunt longer than usual.
Horses have also been used for the transport and trade of goods as well as the exploration of unknown areas surrounding a city or civilization. Horses allow cities or civilizations to trade goods with other cities or civilizations that are further away because a horse or several horses pulling a chariot would be able to carry not only more goods then a human could, but they could carry those goods to a city or civilization further away from its home city or civilization then a human could. In addition to this, a horse could carry more goods from one city or civilization to another city or civilization significantly faster than a human could.
Horses have also had uses in combat during a war or in a single battle, horses have many qualities that make them incredibly useful in a battle. For example, an archer on horseback could ride by a battle and make a quick sweep, perhaps picking off a few enemies, and because he is on a horse,


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