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Egypt
Greece
Rome
China
Name that civilization!
100
Egyptian chariots were predominately made out of this material
What is wood
100
This is the Greek term for a chariot pulled by two horses
What is a biga
100
The Circus Maxentius was built by this emperor
Who is Emperor Maxentius
100
Chinese charioteers steered their horses using these
What are reins
100
Chariot racers from this civilization did NOT tie the reins around their waists
What is ancient Greece
200
Egyptian war chariots had this number of riders
What is two
200
Of the four types of Greek chariots, this was the type most widely used
What is the dual chariot
200
Roman charioteers would carry this weapon in case they got tangle in the reins during a crash
What is a knife
200
Chinese chariots were pulled by horses of this gender
What is male
200
This civilization buried chariots with their kings
What is ancient China
300
Egyptian chariots were owned by the elite for this reason
What is they were were expensive to maintain
300
In chariot races, racers had to complete this many laps
What are twelve laps
300
This Roman stadium held 250,000 spectators and was 6 football fields long
What is the Circus Maximus
300
The Terracotta Aarmy was discovered by two farmers who were doing this
Digging a well
300
This civilization had chariots with bronze tires
What is ancient Greece
400
This was the main purpose of chariot use in Egyptian warfare
What was to protect the Egyptian troops / infantry
400
Much of what we know about Greek chariots is from representations of chariots on these small objects
What are Greek coins
400
The Arch of Titus, which depicts a chariot, was built by this emperor
Who is Emperor Domitian (Titus' brother)
400
The first archaeological evidence of chariots in China comes from this dynasty
What is the Shang dynasty
400
This civilization often used oxen and donkeys to pull their chariots
What is ancient Mesopotamia
500
The artwork from the tomb of Userhat, which depicts a hunting chariot, was painted on this
What is paper
500
This bronze artwork, found at the Musem of Delphi, depicts the owner of a chariot with his chariot & four horses (What is the title?)
What is the Charioteer of Delphi
500
Emperors rode in on chariots during Roman triumphal processions for this reason
What is to make the emperor more visible (because he is higher up) to the crowds
500
Chinese chariots were made of these materials
What are laminated wood and leather
500
This invading peoples introduced the chariot to the Egyptians
What is the Hyskos