History Flashcards

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How many toes total did eohippus have?

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14

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 11

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List three of the five ancestral forms of the horse?

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Eohippus, Mesohippus, Merchippus, Pliohippus, Equus

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 11

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Who was the Austrian monk to first work out the principles of how genetic material is transmitted from one generation to the next?

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Gregor Mendel

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 447

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Name the evolutionary stage of the horse that produced the first one-toed horse.

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Pliohippus

Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 3 / Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 11

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Man had made various uses of the horse throughout the ages. The horse was hunted by Paleolithic man for what purpose?

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Food

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 12 / Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 8

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Which national army had the greatest number of horses in use during World War II?

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Russia

Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 14

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What was the horse first used for?

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A war machine

Source: Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 4

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8
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In what year did quarter horse registration begin?

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1940

Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 138

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What was the primary use of the “Chickasaw” horse by the East Coast Indians?

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Pack animals

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 8

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Name the 2 famous U.S. statesmen who were instrumental in introducing and breeding mules in this country.

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George Washington, Henry Clay

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 77

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By what year had the domestication of the horse spread to almost every part of Europe, Asia, and North Africa?

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1000 B.C.

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 6

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What proof do we have of what ancient horses were like?

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Fossils

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 4

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What was the first war machine?

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The horse

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 6 / Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 4

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When were horses introduced to the Olympic games?

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1450 B.C.

Source: Horses and Horsemanship, Ensminger, p. 10

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What are the five major stages of the horse as it evolved?

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Eohippus, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Pliohippus, Equus

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 9-10

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16
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How many years ago was the Eohippus horse?

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58 million years ago

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 9

17
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How many years ago was the Mesohippus horse?

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38 million years ago

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 9

18
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How many years ago was the Merychippus horse?

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28 million years ago

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 9

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How many years ago was the Pliohippus horse?

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12 million years ago

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 9

20
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How many years ago was the Equus horse?

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1 million years ago

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 9

21
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The horse had it’s beginning how many years ago?

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58 million years ago

Source: Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 4