Why did oxen farm instead of horses in ancient China, and is there any difference between horses and

Updated on history 2024-07-21
17 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    The difference between a horse and a cow is very large. There is a big difference in appearance, the tail of a horse is relatively long, the tail of a cow is shorter than that of a horse, and the cow also has two horns, but the horse does not.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Horses are used for fighting, while oxen are used for farming, horses run fast, but oxen have more strength, horses are not easy to control, whereas oxen have a gentle temperament and are very easy to control.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    The energy of the ox is relatively large, and the ox is a more honest animal, which can play a great role in cultivating the land, while the energy of the horse is mediocre, and it may be uncontrolled when plowing the land.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    The horse is a difficult animal to tame, and if you can't gain its trust, you won't be able to pull it at all, while the ox is more loyal and honest, so it is generally used to plow the land.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    The horse is a means of transportation, it is very fast and very lively, and the cow is a very honest animal, it is very strong, and it can help us to cultivate the land very well.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Westerners mainly used mules and horses for farming in ancient times, but as in ancient China, there were also cattle cultivators.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Ancient people in the West adopted, bulls, horses, horses, donkeys or cows, and for a period of time used slaves to plough the fields, among which cattle ploughed more.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    In ancient times, Westerners used cattle to farm at first, and later horses to farm, which was the same as in China at the beginning.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    This is mainly due to the fact that the number of horses in the Central Plains was very small for a long time. So those are more precious, and they are usually only available during wars.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    The strength of a horse is not as great as that of an ox, and the horse is relatively precious, so it is not necessary to make it from a horse.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Because horses in ancient times were for military use, it was too wasteful of resources to use them for farming.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    , that's because oxen have better endurance than horses, and many horses are mainly used to transport things.

  13. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Horses were not enough for the army, and the peasants' were used to turn in, and they were expensive.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Horses have speed but no endurance, and they cannot farm with horses, which will hurt the riders.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Because the strength of the cow is greater, and the cow's personality is always more suitable.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Cattle have a little better physical strength and endurance than horses, so choose cattle.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    Horses are generally more obedient, so they are generally used on the battlefield.

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