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Chariot Racing A race of speed and skill! By Erin

Chariot Racing A race of speed and skill! By Erin. The First Chariots. A small, two wheeled cart pulled by one, two, or four horses Used as street carts and war at first, and made of wood First chariot races were during the time of the Mycenaeans. Types of Chariots.

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Chariot Racing A race of speed and skill! By Erin

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  1. Chariot RacingA race of speed and skill!By Erin

  2. The First Chariots • A small, two wheeled cart pulled by one, two, or four horses • Used as street carts and war at first, and made of wood • First chariot races were during the time of the Mycenaeans

  3. Types of Chariots • Chariots were made of wood, bone, ivory, bronze, and iron • Chariots were smaller than regular carts • Two horse chariot was called the biga • Four horse chariots were called quadriga • Both raced in the Olympics

  4. Biga • This is an example of the biga.

  5. Quadriga • This is an example of a quadriga.

  6. Olympics • Chariot were part of Olympics in 680 B.C. • Only wealthy people could afford a chariot and horses • Owners hired jockeys to drive horses • Women were allowed to enter horses, but couldn’t drive

  7. Hippodrome • The hippodrome was where the chariots raced • It was 600 yds long and 300 yds wide • It was a short distance outside city walls • Chariots raced for about seven miles • Six chariots raced at a time, painted six different colors • The colors wereblue,red, white,green,gold,orpurple

  8. Credits Research done by Erin www.fjkluth.com/olympic.html#Char

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