A History of Entanglement

  1. Domesticated for Milk - Humans stop hunting and start breeding horses for milk;  4000 BCE-2000 BCE

  2. Horses for Heroes - Mounted raiders burst into history; 2000 BCE-500 BCE

  3. Engines for Empire - Horse-powered rulers conquer Iran and India; 500 BCE-400 CE

  4. Desperately Seeking Heavenly Horses - Horse traders rival Han China; 200 BCE-400 CE

  5. Silk Road or Horse Road - Rulers’ need for horses creates an 8,000 mile trading network; 100 BCE-500 CE

  6. Equine Mania - The cult of the horse imposes itself, from Tang China to Byzantium; 500-1100

  7. Hunting for Supremacy - Steppe rulers seize power from China to the Danube; 900-1200

  8. As Far As Our Horses’ Hooves Run - The Mongols unite the steppe; 1206-1368

  9. Riding the Whirlwind - Raiders restore the Mongol empire 1368-1747

  10. The Empires Strike Back - China and Russia use horse power to vanquish steppe raiders 1584-1800

  11. The Great Game - British India and Russia compete to control the steppe horse trade; 1739-1881

  12. March, Trot, Gallop, Charge - Perfecting horse power for the final conflict; 1881-1919