What if Horses were Never Domesticated?

This episode is sponsored by Politics and War, the free online history game! Make sure to check it out at https://politicsandwar.com/ or check it out on the Google Play and Apple App Store. Thank you to Daniel Benson for coming onto the show with us and guesting! Make sure to check him out. http://www.thekingdomsofevil.com/ Horses have had a tremendous impact on human history, from moving armies across Europe, to spreading disease, they have connected us with each other across distances. Some might say that horses were fundamental for human civilization to grow and develop to where we are today. Today, in this alternate history scenario on Back to the Past: The Alternate History Podcast, we discuss what would happen if there were no horses in this scenario. Or rather, what if the horses were never domesticated? Would human civilization be as prosperous? And would humanity even survive? Or would we not have the amazing, and rich civilizations that we had in our timeline? Listen to the episode and find out! Also if you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to let us know and leave a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/althistory Twitter: @BackToThePastP1 https://bit.ly/39ts3CG Instagram: @backtothepastp1 https://bit.ly/34lcwBD Rate this podcast! https://ratethispodcast.com/althistory Check out our website! https://kloka.org/backtothepast Email us if you have any questions or comments! [email protected] Or if you have any ideas for Kloka, including potential future podcasts, coverage, or even a book review, email [email protected] And if you're interested in guesting with us, email the back to the past email, or [email protected]! Check out Kloka, an organization dedicated to providing quality podcasts and other media to you! Come and take a look, and make an account to engage with us and the community! https://kloka.org Podcast Transcript: https://kloka.org/go/althistranscripts A sample of the transcript: Hey, everyone. And welcome back to season four episode four of Back to the Past podcast My name's Rohan and my other cohost here is Nick. And today, before we get started, we have a very special guest today Dan, would you like to introduce yourself? Hello Yes. Hello. My writing name is Daniel N. Benson, and I write Alternate History as well as science fiction. Well, my most recent book is being written, but the most recent short story is in the Tales from Alternate Earth, which you can find out there right now And my most recent book is Science Fiction, and it's called Interchange with Aliens. I don't often get to talk about alternate history. Sometimes I get to talk about aliens, so I'm really honored and happy to be here on the show today. We'll have his website down in the description below. Make sure to check it out and let him know what you think about his books and his stories. Background Information: It's highly believed around 5500 years ago or 3500 years before the birth of Christ, that horses were first domesticated near steps of Kazakhstan. And this is pretty important. As, for example, you see a lot of the Step tribes being very focused around horses