Chariots Arrive in China

A History of Mankind (23)

China and the Asian steppe learned bronze metallurgy and chariot warfare from traders and raiders. By 1500 BC, the Shang kings of China already depicted themselves driving chariots with horses – same as Mycenaean princes in Greece, on the other side of Eurasia. Metal types reminiscent of those found in Siberian hoards, including spearheads with a side h…