The Spanish Empire and other Europeans brought horses to the Americas. Some of these animals escaped and began to breed and increase their numbers in the wild. The re-introduction of the horse, extinct in the Americas for over 7500 years, had a profound impact on Native American culture in the Great Plains of North America and of Patagonia in South America. By domesticating horses, some tribes had great success: horses enabled them to expand their territories, exchange more goods with neighboring tribes, and more easily capture game, especially bison. COUNT 5
QSN1 What Empire brought horses to the Americas? ANS1 Spanish QSN2 What kind of impact did the re-emergence of horses have on some Native American cultures? ANS2 profound QSN3 How long had horses been extinct in the Americas prior to their re-introduction? ANS3 7500 years QSN4 What did some tribes achieve by domesticating horses? ANS4 great success QSN5 What enabled some tribes to expand territory, increase trade and capture more game? ANS5 horses