Modes of Transportation: Chariots and Horseback RIding
The chariot came to be in Mesopotamia and Anatolia. Though chariots are modes of transportation, they are also considered to be weapons. A chariot was a two-wheeled vehicle who had a driver. The driver sat on a central beam as if they were to be riding an animal. The Sintasta-Petrovka first started using chariots around the middle of the Bronze Age. Donkeys were originally used first before horses were introduced. Horses were really a turning point for the chariot. Chariots had high speeds, durability, strength, and mobility, making it the best weapon of choice.
Chariots were run by a "driver" that was holding the reins and a whip. Because of the cost to be a charioteer, being one signified a higher social standing.
Chariots were run by a "driver" that was holding the reins and a whip. Because of the cost to be a charioteer, being one signified a higher social standing.
By 1000 BCE, horseback riding had taken over the use of chariots for transportation. People began riding horses as opposed to using them to pull chariots.