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Chariots enabled the transport of the army to be transfered from soldiers to animals.

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What did the hittite's invent?

They made steel tools and chariots.


What was the wheel use for around 3500 BC?

The wheel was first invented by the Mesopotamia's around 3500 BC. Then, it was mostly used for transportation methods such as chariots. The wheel is probably the most important mechanical invention because we use it for so many things.


Why was the invention of the wheel was an important achievement to the Sumerian?

IT helped the sumerians in battle cause they made the chariots with the wheel and also because we wouldn't have cars and buses today.


How did chariots help the hittites in battle?

There is disagreement about how, exactly, Hittites used chariots. Their tactics may or may not have changed during the course of the empire. It is clear that they used chariots as bow platforms for at least some of their battles. A charioteer and his driver (the two-man chariot), covered with bronze, scale armor and using a composite bow with a range of up to 250 meters or so, could maneuver into position to fire at an enemy on foot while being virtually invulnerable to infantry. Most infantry did not have composite bows, and could not get close enough to the chariots to fire back with their simple bows. Generally, only chariots could counter other chariots. Egyptian reliefs of the Battle of Kadesh (circa 1275 BCE) depict three men in Hittite chariots: one driver, one shield holder, and one spear carrier. Some people believe that this means the Hittites used these chariots as a sort of jousting platform. Others think this unlikely, and that the depiction may have more to do with Egyptian propaganda that with reality.


What pulled chariots in ancient rome?

The Romans used horses to pull their chariots. 2 or 4 horses was most common but 10 horses were once used.