Question

War carts were initially used to __________. A. transport the king B. transport men to the battlefield C. retrieve dead and injured soldiers D. provide a platform for archers during a battle

Answer 1

Answer: B. transport men to the battlefield

Reasoning: Why would the king be on the battlefield

Why put so much effort into someone who is dead.

The carts were too short as a form of platform.

Answer 2

Option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Transport men to the battlefield, is the right answer.

A war cart is one of many old types of the early combat vehicle involving an equipped or protected animal-drawn cart. These war carts were given protective surfaces with shooting holes and massive firepower from either a cannon or a team of hand-gunners, crossbowmen and archers, backed by soldiers using pikes spears and flails.