Come Prepared
Essential Questions
Teaching in the Exhibition
Answers to Guiding Questions
Back in the Classroom
Standards Correlations
Map of the Exhibition
Connections to Other Museum Halls
Useful Terms & Concepts
How Does Natural Selection Work?
What's a Theory?
Credits
Map of the Exhibition
1. The Evolution of Horses
Explore the evolution, diversity, and adaptations of the family Equidae.
2. Horses and Hunters
You'll find cave paintings, tools, and other evidence of humans' first relationship with horses.
3. Domesticating Horses
Were the horses at Krasnyi Yar domesticated? This area recreates an archaeo-logical site at a 5,000-year-old settlement.
4. The Nature of Horses
Investigate the biological traits that make horses a natural for domestication.
5. How We Shaped Horses / How Horses Shaped Us
Examine the horse's transformative role in cultures around the world and across time.
6. An Enduring Bond
Explore the relationship that endures between horses and humans in ongoing and emerging realms.
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