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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rahotep101: [QB] Wheeled vehicles were invented in western Asia, and were used by the Sumerians. The ancient Egyptians made wheeled toys, but did not use wheels on vehicles until the end of the Middle Kingdom, when they adopted chariots in imitation of the Asiatic Hyksos. From H Strudwick 'The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, p. 422. 'Introduced into Egypt around 1650 BC by the Hyksos invaders, the chariot revolutionized the art of war...' This is why all Egyptian chariot images come from the New Kingdom. There are chariot burials in Europe that are older than that. Chariots similar to those discovered in Tutakhamun's tomb were known in Scandinavia by a similar period. The idea of black Vikings is, of course, preposterous. Sub saharan Africans do not appear to have had use of the wheel until the time of European colonialism. I'm not aware that they had or domesticated horses, either, far beyond Nubia which did have very formidable cavalry. Donkeys were used as beasts of burden, but that was about it. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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