What Was the Next Big Thing?

War chariots became associated with people of high status. They had two wheels, so you can steer them a easily because you just steer the horse. But then horses were bred to be large enough that they could carry warriors and officer. The idea that men shouldn't be going on wheeled vehicles was overturned by gunpowder weapons. And this coincides with the rise of a new vehicle called the coach. This is basically a fast carriage to four wheeled carriage. Its a fast, open wheeled vehicle which spread all over europe. It's no longer cool to be riding around on a horse. It's now cooled to be riding in a coach with, you know, pull two or four

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