Who created chariot racing?

Answer 1

Hugo Ralfius Eglacius of the 6 pilgrimage that came to Rome as a naturalist but then found his passion in racing.

Answer 2

The Hyksos invasion 1800 - 1550 B.C. These shepherd people were Semites related to the Hebrews. They established a kingdom in the Delta (Lower) and brought new weapon - Horse and Chariot. They completely copied Egyptian culture , dress, and language. Had their own Pharaoh. _________________________________________________________________________________ The chariot originated in Mesopotamia around 3000BC.

These were doubled-axled drawn by oxen with solid wood wheels.

Spoked wheel chariots being a lot lighter were introduced around 2000BC. These could be drawn by horses, which back in that time were a lot smaller.

Answer 3

Most historians agree that the Mesopotamians were the first to build the two-wheeled carts, and it was the conquering Hyksos who brought them to Egypt around 1600 B.C.

Answer 4

The War Chariot was invented in 1500 B.C.E by the Hittite empire.

Source: The World's History, by Howard Spodek

Answer 5

The Olympic games in ancient Greece. The chariot was pulled by 2 horses.

Answer 6

I'm guessing the Romans did when Caesar needed to divert the peoples' attention from Roman wars.

-D12

Answer 7

the people called Hittites. :)