Flashcards in Category E: History and Evolution DONE Deck (22)
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What is the oldest purebred existing today?
Arabian
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What does the Anglo-Saxon word,
hors, mean?
Swiftness
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What does the Greek word, eos, mean?
Dawn
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What was the first ancestor if the modern horse called?
Eohippus
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What is the original meaning for the word, eohippus?
Dawn horse
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What is the final stage of evolution of the horse?
Equus
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Why did plantation owners in the south develop the saddlebred?
They wanted an easy gaited horse to ride in the fields all day but would look fancy for Sunday visiting.
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How did the horse get brought back to North America after disappearing in the Ice Age?
By Spaniards in the sixteenth century
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The first horse originated about how long ago?
58 million years ago
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Where did the first horse live?
The Great Plains of North America
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How tall was the first ancestor of the horse?
12 inches tall
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How many toes did eohippus have on each foot?
Four toes on the front and three toes on the back
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What was the second stage of evolution of the horse?
Mesohippus
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How tall was mesohippus?
24 inches tall
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How tall was eohippus?
12 inches tall
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How many toes did mesohippus have on each foot?
Three toes on each foot
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Which toe was largest on mesohippus?
The middle toe
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What stage of evolution of the horse developed teeth suitable for grazing?
Mesohippus
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How did horses get to Asia before dying out in North America about one million years after Eohippus roamed the Great Plains?
They crossed the Bering Strait, which was a land bridge at the time between Alaska and Siberia
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Which Spanish explorer was credited with bringing the first spotted horses to the North American continent?
Cortez
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BONUS Q: Name 3 ways the horse has served man.
Beast of burden, war machine, recreation, source of food.
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