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AP World History: Modern
Unit 1 – The Global Tapestry (1200-1450)
Topic 1.4
What would be different today if indigenous South American cultures had domesticated horses before European contact?
There wouldn't be significant difference as geographic barriers would limit horses' usage effectiveness compared to Europe's flat terrains
Indigenous armies might have better resisted Europeans with enhanced mobility & stronger military structure provided by horseback warfare.
Horses would quickly become extinct due to overuse for labor purposes in agriculture-heavy societies.
Indigenous people could become nomadic horsemen like Mongols, abandoning agricultural lifestyles completely for hunting-gathering traditions
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AP World History: Modern - 1.4 State Building in the Americas from 1200-1450
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