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white man driving a horse and carriage

Horse and carriage (Sorrento, Italy) Thanks to freephotooftheday.com

Under the Shang Dynasty, about 2000 BC, people in China began to ride in chariots pulled by horses. See if you can find any place near you that gives rides in horse-drawn carriages, and take a ride in one, to see what it is like.

How fast does the horse and carriage go? Is it faster than running? As fast as a bicycle? As fast as a car? What did you like about it? What didn’t you like?

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Bibliography and further reading about the Shang dynasty:

Shang Dynasty art
Shang Dynasty Architecture
Zhou Dynasty (1122-771 BC)
Ancient China